There are many nuances of a Career in Conservation Genetics. Almost everyone seems to be talking about How to start a Career in Conservation Genetics, while I want to first develop an understanding of What is a Career in Conservation Genetics. I was Googling about a Career in Conservation Genetics and was lucky to find: https://www.lifepage.in/career/20180724-0002/Science/Ecology/Career-in-Conservation-Genetics/english
Shweta Singh's take!
Shweta Singh is an experienced professional with 5 years & 8 months in Conservation Genetics. Shweta Singh has worked in Conservation Genetics as Senior Research Fellow in Wildlife Institute of India. In Shweta Singh's own words, this is how Shweta Singh got into Conservation Genetics: "After completing my B Sc & M Sc in Zoology from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, I joined Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in 2013 in All India Tiger Monitoring Project. I am working in Genetic Connectivity of Large Carnivores and I am a Senior Research Fellow at WII." This link showed on the first page of search results for Shweta Singh: https://www.lifepage.in/page/shwetasingh
Career Video on Conservation Genetics
In a video, Shweta Singh has talked about various aspects of a Career in Conservation Genetics. Shweta Singh started by explaining Conservation Genetics as: "Conservation genetics is an interdisciplinary subfield of Population Genetics that aims to understand the dynamics of genes in populations principally to avoid extinction. Therefore, it applies genetic methods to the conservation and restoration of biodiversity." It was a very interesting video and I enjoyed watching it.
It is easy to Google information about what Qualifications are needed to enter Conservation Genetics, this video went a step ahead to talk about the body of knowledge one needs to develop to excel at Conservation Genetics. Shweta Singh touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:ZoologyEcology & Field KnowledgeLab TechniquesFormal EducationThis Career demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out.
Shweta Singh then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Conservation Genetics:DNA Extraction & PCRResearch & ObservationData AnalysisReading & Writing SkillsCommitmentIt is important to get an understanding of the Positives of this Career.
Shweta Singh believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Conservation Genetics:Job SatisfactionStudying Different SpeciesTravelling & ExploringChallenges define a Career as much as the Positives of the same.
And, Shweta Singh believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Conservation Genetics:Fund RaisingTough Work EnvironmentNo Fixed Timings
In the final section of the video Shweta Singh talks about How a day goes in a Career in Conservation Genetics. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Conservation Genetics, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20180724-0002
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