2019 Analytical Paleobiology Summer Workshop - following NAPC

The 2019 edition of the Analytical Paleobiology Summer Workshop will be hosted at the University of California, Riverside (USA) immediately following the 11th North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC: https://napc2019.ucr.edu): FRIDAY JUNE 28 thru TUESDAY JULY 23, 2019.

To submit your application, please visit www.analytical.palaeobiology.de. Applications and recommendation letters are due on March 15, 2019. Admission decisions will be made in early April 2019.
The workshop is free for admitted applicants and lodging will be provided at little or no cost to all participants. Financial aid to assist participants with travel costs may be available, but we encourage applicants to pursue additional funding at their home institution or other sources, particularly in association with NAPC.

This 4-week workshop, with major support from NSF, aims to introduce graduate students to a range of analytical methods that are foundational to or at the cutting edge of paleobiological research. Topics, taught by rotating expert instructors, will include probability theory, maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods, resampling techniques, correlation and regression, multivariate statistics, methods of measuring biodiversity, morphometrics, phylogenetic methods, spatial and time-series analyses and other related topics. The workshop will also provide practical hands-on training in statistical programming and data analysis and visualization in R.

PhD students from any degree-granting institution worldwide are eligible for admission. Applications from junior scientists who completed their PhD recently and from future PhD students (i.e., advanced undergraduate students and MS students interested in research-oriented careers in paleontology) will also be considered. Maximum enrollment is 15 students. Admission decisions will be based on student applications and recommendation letters. Special consideration will be given to students who plan on attending NAPC prior to the workshop.

To learn more about the workshop, please visit the website at www.analytical.palaeobiology.de. If you have questions about the workshop or the application process, please email Shanan Peters (peters@geologywisc.edu) or Seth Finnegan (seth.finnegan@gmail.com).

Sincerely,
The Initial Organizing Committee of the Analytical Paleobiology Short Workshop
Shanan Peters, Seth Finnegan (chairs, 2019)
Wolfgang Kiessling
Rowan Lockwood
Charles Marshall
Alycia Stigall
Michal Kowalewski

North American Paleontological Convention, UC Riverside, June 23-27, 2019

Hey Geobiologists,

Save the date for the next North American Paleontological Convention, held at UC Riverside, June 23-27, 2019.

UC Riverside invites the world paleontological community to celebrate the 50 years of NAPC and the diversity and vitality of our science through sessions, workshops, field-trips, and much more, all with a So Cal flavor! NAPC attracts a wide range of topics and approaches and allows for relaxed interactions in a campus environment. 

The official website is here: http://napc2019.ucr.edu/ 
The facebook page is here: http://tinyurl.com/NAPC-FB