#Yourpalaeolife II: The PI Perspective

[hen...@student.bham.ac.uk]

Dear colleagues,

You might remember I emailed you a few months ago about the early career Palaeontology researcher survey I was running - that's now in the data processing stage and the early results are very interesting indeed. While I work on that though, I've now launched the second phase, for established researchers more than 5 years post-PhD. I would be very grateful if those of you who are eligible would find some time to give me your views. The recruitment text is below for more details, and the link.

Wishing you a Happy New Year,

Harriet

Re: #YOURPALAEOLIFE SURVEY PART II: THE PI PERSPECTIVE – ANONYMOUS SURVEY FOR PALAEONTOLOGISTS

 

Hello once again all fellow palaeontologists!

The response to the first #yourpalaeolife survey over the Autumn was fantastic, and we are putting together all the incredible insights we gained as we speak, but now it’s time to ask for the other half of the equation. #Yourpalaeolife is back and this time we need ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS (that’s all of you over 5 years post-PhD) to tell us about your experiences and views. Do you think fieldwork is important to palaeontology? Do you find it difficult to put together a fieldwork trip, or is it a smooth and simple thing to do? Tell us how you find the whole process – or tell us you don’t do it at all. We need to know!

As in #yourpalaeolife part I, this email contains a link to a Google survey. No names or contact details are requested, and all demographic and location questions are generalised and optional because it is crucial that you are comfortable giving the honest truth of your experiences. Should there be sufficient participants, the results are intended to be published in conference poster and/or journal article format, so watch for that if you are interested via my Bluesky account (@whosyourmammal.bsky.social) and the Bluesky hashtag #yourpalaeolife. Direct quotations may be included in results publication if they are particularly impactful or representative.

Whether or not you choose to participate (and we very much hope you do), please forward the survey to your colleagues and contacts around the world. We’ve made a cracking start investigating how fieldwork fits into the global palaeontology community and we want to continue to represent as many viewpoints as possible. The world of palaeontological research is changing for everyone and we need to uncover what that looks like, and what it might mean for all of us in the future.

https://forms.gle/61LiJpD5RfWxVg1U6

With best wishes,

Harriet E. Nuttall MA VetMB MRCVS

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Birmingham

ORCID 0009-0005-5325-4463

@whosyourmammal.bsky.social