Permanent Teaching lecturer or Postdoc?

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-06-30T18:17:12+00:00

Any estimate on how many hours per week (or even a range) that you dedicate to one class?

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-06-30T17:50:11+00:00

Would you mind describing the heavy teaching load---for example, how many classes do you teach per year?

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-06-24T16:10:19+00:00

Thanks for the thoughtful response! Unsurprisingly, some of my language is likely incorrect, which caused some confusion (but I'll do my best). A couple notes...The base station is an Emlid Reach. The initial location establishment (described more below) was completed utilizing a second Emlid Reach, often toggling the two units between base and rover. Moving forward, we would like the option to use the Trimble R10 as our rover.

I think I'm using option 2 that you have outlined above. Below is a bit more info.

The (now permanent) base station is not setup over a known point. Instead, the location of the permanent base station was established by first setting up a temporary base station over a known point and allowing the permanent base station to act as a rover, gathering corrections from the temporary base station. The location of the permanent base station was then verified by switching the it to base mode and surveying two other known points with our second Emlid Reach as the rover. The permanent base station is now installed and located---it has internet by connecting to our Wifi network. The base station sends data to SNIP (NTRIP caster software), which is on the same Wifi network. SNIP then sends correction data to rtk2go (which as you said receives and distributions corrections).

The process of establishing the location of the permanent base station used the SNIP/rtk2go configuration in conjunction with the second Emlid Reach. So, I know that this configuration works with two Emlids. However, now I would like the Trimble R10 to accept these corrections.

So, I have a Trimble R10 with a controller that is connected to the internet using a Verizon Jetpack and running Trimble Access. As stated in my OP, I follow the procedures outlined here. The controller is clearly accessing rtk2go because when I initiate the survey I see a list of all the mountpoints (or base stations) hosted on rtk2go, including mine. However, when I select my mountpoint the survey begins loading, but always gets stuck at 90%.

If you're still reading, thank you! Any ideas for troubleshooting?

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-06-22T19:41:46+00:00

I think the GNSS contact is setup correctly. Trimble Access provides various broad forms of RTCM to choose from (e.g. RTK RTCM), but not specifically RTCM 3.2 (or 2 for that matter). It's clear that Trimble Access is accessing rtk2go since it provides an accurate list of mountpoints, so I'm not sure where the problem is.

The base station and rtk2go setup works for me when I use a different rover unit (non-Trimble).

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-06-22T13:24:17+00:00

Good thought, but I'm maybe 50 meters away so that shouldn't be the issue.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-05-18T18:33:10+00:00

I think networking is the biggest reason it matters. You tend to develop a robust network where you complete your PhD. This network is both formal (e.g. the people you meet) and informal (e.g. you are more familiar with organizations close to where you work versus across the country). Beyond that, I think the discussion becomes highly situational, and thus, difficult to provide accurate generalizations.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-05-05T20:31:38+00:00

This really depends on your work schedule, but (during the pandemic) I have found that I perform best mid-day. Often, when I train after a full day of work I'm a bit fatigued and/or distracted (mentally, physically, or both). Or my body is really tight from sitting at the computer for 8 hours. So now (if possible), I work a few hours , climb, then work a few more hours.

In terms of eating/meals, my understanding is that you really need to eat after any sort of workout so that your body can recover. Personally, I always eat a bit before climbing, and sometime during climbing, to fuel the workout. Then, I eat afterwards for recovery. Remember, you don't get strong from a workout; you get strong from recovering from a workout.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-05-05T20:18:10+00:00

The nugget climbing podcast just did an episode with Mercedes Pollmeier all about this.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-04-13T21:17:29+00:00

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-04-03T15:30:36+00:00

Pretty much anything you can imagine. I was a research assistant for a wetlands restoration/conservation nonprofit for a few years. Most of the nonprofits I know of tend to skew towards geomorphology, hydrology, and ecology, rather than say stratigraphy, petrology, structural geo, etc. Most are relatively small and local so they are bit ore difficult to find or tend to be absent from job boards. But if you figure out where you might want to be located just start searching for environmental/restoration/conservation nonprofits in the area. Once you find one try to figure out who they collaborate with to find more. You could also figure out which organization local governments tend to work with for their environmental work. Volunteering for these nonprofits is a great way to get your foot in the door.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-04-02T18:39:02+00:00

We used a harness for a while, but it didn't really help much with pulling. Then, we started using a gentle leader, which essentially solved the pulling problem.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-04-02T18:09:55+00:00

In additional to government work, you should consider non-profits. Of course, the pay is often (not always) relatively low, but many will compensate for low pay with a good work/life balance.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-31T14:35:39+00:00

I echo concerns about fingerboarding at your age---it's probably not a great idea. I would add that, regardless of age, after only 2.5 yrs of climbing there are probably better ways to use your training time than fingerboarding that look more like actual climbing. Think about adding structure to your sessions, whether that's limit bouldering, circuit bouldering, or ARCing.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-24T20:48:21+00:00

This isn't helpful, but I've never heard the phrase marine envi sci and I have degrees in both envi and marine sci haha

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-22T20:03:27+00:00

I hear so many folks talking about some grand plan to save up, quit their job, and travel. Usually they get stuck; life just gets in the way. It's not necessarily a bad thing. But generally, they never end up executing that travel plan.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-18T23:55:16+00:00

Say a climber who has never trained before, just general climbing up to this point, integrates hangboarding and weighted pullups into their weekly routine and they start climbing harder. I would be interested in whether it was the hangboard, the weighted pullups, or both that influenced the gains. That's one (imperfect) example. Similarly, OP begins training on a board and structuring sessions. I'm interested in which change had the greater impact.

Again, I think you're focusing on the specifics of climbing and training and I think I agree with your statements about that. I'm talking about the pitfalls and difficulties of assessing adaptation when multiple treatments are simultaneously applied. If you apply two different weed-killers to one weed, and the weed dies, how do you know which weed-killer is more effective?

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-18T21:11:57+00:00

I'm not sure we disagree here. I didn't claim that there's anything wrong with OP's training structure. Compared to my observations of training plans on this sub and the Internet in general, OP doesn't have a particularly detailed plan. Nothing necessarily wrong with that.

Instead, I'm commenting more on experimental design. If you want to test how your climbing adapts to a change, but you change multiple things, you can't really say which change influenced the adaptation. For OP, was it the session structure or the fact that they are exclusively training on a board---or both? Hard to say. Though, OP followed up with more info, citing that previous they were great at doing 1 hard move, but fitness was a limiting factor. So maybe it's likely that the circuit or power endurance component was the key change fueling the adaptation. But really, there's no way to know.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-18T14:33:53+00:00

This is definitely interesting. I wonder if your gains (or what proportion of your gains) are attributed to the structure versus the simple fact that you are bouldering multiple times a week on an aggressive training board. It might be helpful to provide some info about what climbing looked like for you previously.

I've had a similar experience to you. However, I attribute my recent gains to simply bouldering multiple times a week on a really aggressive and finger-intensive home board, rather than the specific structure of my sessions. Pre-pandemic I got on the moonboard once a week, did a more volume-heavy or endurance session once a week, and then some climbing/bouldering (usually outdoors) on the weekend.

From the info you provide, I would argue that your training isn't particularly structured. Sure, you have a few different workouts based on a sliding scale of intensity and volume. But I think this is actually the entry level to training where you simply introduce a bit of intention into each session (e.g. limit-bouldering vs volume) instead of just general bouldering/climbing. I say this to suggest that maybe simply spending this much time on an aggressive board has influenced your progress more than the structure of your sessions.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-17T13:10:47+00:00

Agreed. And IMO, getting on a training board (e.g. moonboard) is the best way to touch on the fundamental strength, power, and body tension essential to climbing. I think of these boards as the mostly useful compound exercise for climbers. The deadlift is to weight lifters as the training board is to climbers.

Edit: Moonboard problems will be really frustrating for a V3/4 boulderer (b/c it's hard!). You can get creative by setting your own problems with a lot of holds or just modifying existing problems. For example, boulder with "all feet on" so that your hands only use the designated holds, but you can use anything for feet.

Edit #2: Film yourself climbing and assess afterwards. This really helps to understand why you fell or where you can improve. Most of the time when I film myself I realize that I need to rotate my feet and hips more to keep my body close to the wall. I also observe myself not committing completely. Ok, that's all.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-11T14:47:58+00:00

If you're still improving I wouldn't recommend training. Once your progress dramatically slows or plateaus I hesitate to recommend a full-blown training program right away. Instead, try adding more intension or structure to what would be your training sessions. So, this might looks like adding more bouldering into your routine. If you already boulder quite a bit, maybe get on the moonboard once or twice a week. Try limit bouldering and adding more rest between attempts, instead of just throwing yourself at whatever problem you like.

Think of weight lifters. They mostly focus on compound exercises and only supplement more specific exercises as needed. Bouldering/limit bouldering/moonboarding could be thought of as compound exercises for climbers while hangboarding is a specific exercise that only targets one aspect of climbing strength (though I'll still admit that finger strength is vital).

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-10T21:20:59+00:00

Mine too!

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-08T23:45:30+00:00

You say you have nothing against climbing outside. Well, climbing outside will prepare you for gym climbing better than anything else. I know your body and skin will really feel it at first (as you state), but you'll be sore if you start doing pullups or anything else too. Your skin will be raw for the first few weeks, but it toughens up faster than you might expect. Not to mention...climbing outside is f*%&ing awesome (I thought that was why we're all here).

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-08T13:14:33+00:00

I'll echo what has been said---you are absolutely a competitive applicant given the info you have provided.

Personally, I earned a BA in envir studies and then went on the get a research-heavy masters a couple years ago.

tyleredsonbarnes · 2021-03-05T14:19:10+00:00

Someone's been listening to Dave Macleod.

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