Use this skill whenever a user needs help designing fieldwork data collection instruments or protocols for qualitative or anthropological research. Triggers include: "interview guide," "interview protocol," "focus group guide," "observation protocol," "field notes," "field note template," "fieldwork protocol," "data collection instruments," "sampling strategy," "purposive sampling," "snowball sampling," "data management plan," "DMP," "transcription protocol," "researcher training," "pilot testing," "semi-structured interview," "life history interview," "key informant interview," or "participant observation protocol." Covers interview guides, focus group guides, observation protocols, field note systems, sampling and recruitment, training, pilot testing, and data management. Do NOT use for IRB protocol narratives (use irb-protocol skill), consent documents (use informed-consent skill), or methodology selection (use methodology-selection skill).
Use this skill whenever a user needs help designing informed consent processes or documents for qualitative or anthropological research. Triggers include: any mention of "informed consent," "consent form," "consent process," "information sheet," "study information sheet," "participant consent," "verbal consent," "oral consent," "community consent," "consent for recording," "consent for photos," "consent for video," "media consent," "ongoing consent," "process consent," "iterative consent," "re-consent," "consent waiver," "waiver of documentation," "consent template," "consent language," "consent for minors," "assent form," "guardian consent," "culturally appropriate consent," "consent in low-literacy settings," "consent for longitudinal research," "consent for multi-site research," or "consent checklist." Covers designing consent processes (written, verbal, community-based, tiered), writing consent forms and information sheets, cultural adaptation, media and recording consent, and consent for special populati
Use this skill whenever a user needs help writing a research article, thesis chapter, or dissertation chapter for anthropology. Triggers include: any mention of "write my article," "research article," "journal article," "ethnographic writing," "how to write an introduction," "methods section," "findings section," "discussion section," "conclusion," "literature review for my paper," "theoretical framework," "thick description," "abstract for my article," "ethnographic vignette," "thesis chapter," "dissertation chapter," "writing for American Anthropologist," "writing for American Ethnologist," "writing for Cultural Anthropology," "article draft," "manuscript draft," "journal submission," "article structure," "how to structure my paper," "writing ethnography," "fieldnote writing," "using quotes in my paper," "participant voice," or "anthropological writing." Covers writing full research articles and their component sections (abstract, introduction, literature/theory, methods, findings, discussion, conclusion),
Use this skill whenever a user needs help writing, evaluating, or responding to peer reviews for anthropological research. Triggers include: any mention of "peer review," "review a manuscript," "write a review," "reviewer comments," "respond to reviewers," "rebuttal letter," "revision plan," "manuscript evaluation," "assess this paper," "reviewing for [journal name]," "R&R response," "how to review," "reviewer feedback," "revise and resubmit." Covers writing constructive peer reviews for anthropology journals, evaluating manuscripts from the reviewer's perspective, and responding to reviewer feedback (rebuttal letters, revision plans). Review types: invited review, desk review, blind review, open review. Do NOT use for grant review panels (use grant-proposal skill) or student work feedback (use teaching-materials skill). This skill handles peer review as a professional scholarly practice and revision as a strategic engagement with reviewer critique.
Use this skill whenever a user needs help writing professional philosophy statements for academic career advancement. Triggers include: any mention of "research statement," "teaching statement," "teaching philosophy," "diversity statement," "DEI statement," "tenure narrative," "promotion statement," "research vision," "future research plans," "statement of purpose," "personal statement for academic job," "how to write a research statement," "how to write a teaching statement," or "tenure portfolio." Covers research statements, teaching statements/philosophies, diversity statements, and tenure/promotion narratives for anthropologists at all career stages. Do NOT use for CVs, cover letters, or job talks (use job-materials skill), course syllabi or assignments (use teaching-materials skill), or grant proposals (use grant-proposal skill).
Use this skill whenever a user needs help preparing materials for an anthropology conference presentation. Triggers include: any mention of "conference abstract," "AAA abstract," "organized session," "roundtable proposal," "poster session," "workshop proposal," "slide deck," "conference presentation," "conference talk," "academic poster," "speaker notes," "20-minute talk," "15-minute talk," "CASCA abstract," "AES presentation," "SfAA abstract," "help with my AAA panel," "poster design," or "oral delivery." Covers abstract writing for individual papers, organized sessions, roundtables, poster sessions, and workshop proposals; slide deck design for 15-20 minute conference talks; academic poster design including content structure and visual hierarchy; and speaker notes with oral delivery preparation. Do NOT use for job talks (use job-materials skill), public talks for non-academic audiences (use public-engagement skill), or full paper writing (use academic-paper skill when available).
Use this skill whenever a user needs help preparing academic job application materials for anthropology positions. Triggers include: any mention of "academic CV," "curriculum vitae," "cover letter," "job application," "job talk," "academic job market," "tenure-track application," "postdoc application," "VAP application," "lecturer position," "how to write a cover letter," "CV formatting," "job talk preparation," "campus visit," "search committee," "application package," "tailoring applications," or "academic hiring." Covers academic CV design and formatting, cover letters tailored by position type, job talk design and delivery, and application strategy. Do NOT use for research/teaching/diversity statements (use career-statements skill), conference presentations (use conference-materials skill), or grant proposals (use grant-proposal skill).
Use this skill whenever a user needs help writing for non-academic audiences or communicating research to the public. Triggers include: any mention of "op-ed," "blog post," "public writing," "writing for the public," "Sapiens," "The Conversation," "public anthropology," "popular writing," "community report," "return of results," "podcast preparation," "media interview," "talking points," "press release," "public scholarship," "engaged anthropology," "translating research," "accessible writing," "plain language," "policy brief," "community summary," or "media training." Covers public-facing writing (blog posts, op-eds, popular press), podcast and media preparation, community summaries and return-of-results documents, and register translation from academic to accessible language. Do NOT use for academic conference presentations (use conference-materials skill), peer-reviewed article writing, or grant proposals (use grant-proposal skill).