Benjamin Padilla Ph.D

@chrissuthy @QingZhao20 Interesting

Goodness me, this looks like a fantastic book. Congrats and thanks @QingZhao20

@suitor_erica @KutzLab Awesome!!

@Nv_pyromelana 40 hr work week but because of dynamic schedule some weeks may require >40. Overtime and flextime are available to balance things out.

Exciting job opportunity in my research program at ODFW! I'm looking for a wildlife ecologist to help lead and develop research with a focus on analysis and writing. Perfect for wildlife bio with good quant skills who wants some time in the field! jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id=9…

@zoe_ologist Unfortunately no. I really need someone who is able to support in the field at times, plus the state has a requirement that employees live in state.

@Bpdilla Dream job! Any potential for remote work for this position?

@chrissuthy Wow, looks like some interesting (and potentially complex) stuff. Seems like your lab has been busy!

It #ISEC2024 time! 🤓 After a terrific weekend of workshops, now the talks begin. Here is the programme: chrissuthy.quarto.pub/international-… And here is a biased selection of talks you *must* see 🧵

@alexejpksiren @wildlifesociety @UMassECo Looks like good and important work!

I was on the Reverend Hunter podcast recently talking about my faith, my work as a wildlife ecologist, and how they bleed together. Check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Ooh, this sounds neat

@MatPwild @dmtfitz Awesome!

And this concludes our trail camera check after 10 months of deployment. Well done Devin @dmtfitz ! And thank you Hannah for your help.

@StewartResearch @CSEE_SCEEmtgs Congrats!

I am a cedar superfan. Incense cedars in the siskiyous.

As I pack up to head to Montana for my 60th high school reunion and my 55th consecutive year in the field, I can’t help thinking back to the summer of 1974 when I dug up my first dinosaur from the Judith River Formation. I had just flunked out of college and had no job prospects.

One of our many exciting research projects is looking at wildlife recovery following severe mega fires. We have ARUs and cameras at 130 sites in two burns. Lots of steep, loose, and rugged areas, but wildlife still use the habitat!

@evornithology One of the birds I miss most since moving west!

Ever wonder why they call it an Ovenbird? This weird warbler looks and acts more like a thrush, spending a lot of time on the forest floor. They build incredibly cryptic oven-like nests right in the leaf litter. I was lucky to find one today! Bird 📷 Ryan Schain, eBird

@taaltree @ellendymit very cool

Cool! This is a close relative of the ringtail that, as I understand, almost nothing is known about. @ellendymit, did you find any cacomistle scats?

Check out this awesome BBC Earth video feature on muskox conservation in the North featuring the Susan Kutz who I spent the last few years working with! fb.watch/sex0JTLtds/

@taaltree Its the circle of science

@Bpdilla Is this a trick question? 😆

Why do I work on grants for more projects when I already have too many projects going on?

@masonfidino But Mason that part isn’t any fun

A recent project I worked on had nearly 5000 lines of code for data cleaning, combining, and formatting for analysis but only about 200 lines of code to fit the model. Knowing stats is crucial, but getting your data formatted right and in a reproducible way is just as important!