By EMCR Pathways co-editors and EMCR Forum Executive Members:
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This will be the last issue of EMCR Pathways for 2022, so we’ve made it a big one!
In exciting news, in November the EMCR Forum will be a hosting a workshop with the ARC on improving grant outcomes for EMCRs. Learn more and register.
We’re putting the call out to you to influence and get involved with the EMCR Forum through our Representative Network (RepNet) initiative. Learn more and sign up for casual member conversations being planned in November and December.
We recently had the chance to (virtually) sit down with new Academy of Science President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish. We were delighted to learn that Jagadish is a wonderful advocate for EMCRs, and in this issue we’re sharing some of that discussion with you.
Over the last few months, we’ve been getting to know our awesome new EMCR Program Manager, Dr Mari Kondo. And now so can you, as Mari answers our questions about her career and how she came to join us at the Academy of Science.
Our inspiring EMCR this issue is Dr Melanie Finch, a lecturer at James Cook University and President of Women in Earth and Environmental Sciences Australasia (WOMEESA). Melanie shares her journey into being a fierce advocate for women in Earth and environmental sciences, and the important work she’s doing with WOMEESA to fight for gender equity.
We have TWO awesome career profiles this issue. First up, hear from Dr Claire Spillman, who is a Principal Research Scientist at the Bureau of Meteorology. Claire shares her experience in a non-academic career path, leading the Seasonal and Marine Applications team in Research. Next, we speak to Dr Emma Anderson, who is from Australia but travelled to Sweden to complete her PhD. Emma is currently a post-doc at CERN in Switzerland – how cool!
This issue we also hear from our fearless leader – EMCR Forum Executive Chair, Dr Raffaella Demichelis. Raffaella talks about how fundamental research throughout history has led to the technological advances humans have made over recent decades and shaped the world we live in.
Finally, Agony Aunt is back to tackle your trickiest troubles. We hear from a reader who wants to make a career change but doesn’t know where to start.
We hope 2022 has been a happy year for you and we’ll see you again in 2023! In the meantime, keep up with the EMCR Forum by following us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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