Early Career Researcher Committee
2012 Committee members. L-R: Dr Anna Hearps, Mr Damien Saulep-Easton, Dr Mhairi Maxwell, Dr Carolina Weller, Ms Mellissa Brown, Dr Lachlan Gray, Dr Hao Lu, Dr Sara Prickett, Dr Stuart Lee, Dr Maithili Sashindranath, Dr Lavinia Tran. Absent: Dr Antonia Miller
About Us
The ECR committee aims to promote scientific exchange and oversee the professional development of early career post docs and PhD students at the AMREP campus of Monash University for both the Central Clinical School (CCS)and the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM). We aim to represent the interests of ECRs by having a committee comprised of representatives from departments across both schools. We facilitate a number of initiatives, see detail below, but we encourage you to contact us with further suggestions and feedback.
What's on this page:
- Committee members
- ECR Biannual symposiums
- ECR Retreat
- Social events at AMREP (MIASMA)
- ECR seminar program
- ECR newsletter
- ECR committee meeting minutes
- Website enquiries
- Useful links
- Contact us
Committee Members
| Member | Department | Member | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan Gray (Chair) | Biochem. & Molec. Biol./Burnet Institute | Stuart Lee | MAPrc* |
| Antonia Miller (Treasurer) | Immunology | Mellissa Brown | ACBD |
| Hao Lu (Secretary) | Medicine | Anna Hearps | Medicine |
| Mhairi Maxwell | Immunology | Maithili Sashindranath | ACBD |
| Sara Prickett | Immunology | Lavinia Tran | SPHPM |
| Damien Saulep-Easton | Immunology | Carolina Weller | SPHPM |
*MAPrc: Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre
Committee members can be contacted directly, or alternatively you can contact us with a general enquiry.
Events
ECR Biannual symposiums
The ECR Biannual Symposiums are a new initiative in 2012 and aim to provide a CCS-wide forum for ECRs to present and discuss their work in both oral and poster presentations. These symposiums will occur twice a year and will be in a half-day format. It is hoped that the symposiums will foster collaborations, networking and a greater awareness of the expertise and research being conducted on the site. The ECR seminar program (see below) is now for professional development and external speakers.
The first Biannual Symposium is June 15. Download flyer
Sub-committee members: Hao Lu, Lachlan Gray, Stuart Lee
ECR Retreat
In 2012 the CCS ECR Retreat will be replaced with an AMREP-wide ECR retreat that will encompass all Monash schools on the AMREP site, as well as the Baker and Burnet Institutes. For details of past retreats, see newsletter link below for ECR Times 6 (2011 retreat) and ECR Times 3 (2010 retreat). Photos from both retreats can be found here.
Social events at AMREP
MIASMA (Monash; Immunology, ACBD, Surgery and Medicine at the Alfred) is the Central Clinical School's social committee. See the MIASMA web page for details of forthcoming and past social events.
ECR Professional Development seminars
The ECR professional development seminar program provides opportunities for ECRs to obtain advice on career development with guest speakers and workshops. Our seminar archive lists previous guest speakers and workshops.
Details of forthcoming seminars (and other CCS events) are given on the CCS Events Calendar.
If you would like to request a guest speaker or suggest a workshop topic, please contact us.
Seminar program sub-committee: Anna Hearps, Sara Prickett, Lavinia Tran, Stuart Lee.
Mentorship Program
As an extension of the ECR Professional Development Seminars, the ECR committee would like to present fellow early career researchers with the opportunity to obtain professional mentoring with selected leaders in relevant areas of research. An information session and introductory workshop will be held on 1 May, 2012 (please refer to the calendar and/or flyer for venue and times).
Mentorship program sub-committee members: Maithili Sashindranath, Carolina Weller, Lavinia Tran, Lachlan Gray
ECR Newsletter
Our quarterly newsletter ECR Times aims to disseminate the activities of the ECR committee, but also provides a platform to profile and highlight the achievements of our ECRs.
If you have potential stories for future ECRTimes issues, we'd love to hear from you. Have you recently published a paper, won an award or prize for your work or would you like to have yourself and your work profiled? Please send us an email to ecr.AMREP@monash.edu with the subject line containing "Newsletter".
Our ECR newsletters can be found here:
ECR Times 7 (1.08 mb pdf)
ECR Times 6 (7.08 mb pdf)
ECR Times 5 (500 kb pdf)
ECR Times 4 (394 kb pdf)
ECR Times 3 (844 kb pdf)
ECR Times 2 (1.14 mb pdf)
ECR Times 1 (1.61 mb pdf)
ECR Newsletter sub-committee: Damien Saulep-Easton, Mhairi Maxwell, Carolina Weller
ECR Committee Minutes
The members from the ECR committee meet on a monthly basis to discuss ways to improve and promote professional development for ECRs employed within the Central Clinical School. The minutes from previous meetings can be found below.
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
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| Feb | Feb | April |
| Mar | Mar | May |
| Apr | April | June |
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Website enquiries
Links
The following links may be useful to ECRs at the Central Clinical School:
- Monash ECR Portal: Useful resources for all ECRs based at Monash.
- Monash Research Office ECR Funding (Authcate required): Funding schemes specifically targeting ECRs.
- Guide for Early Career Researchers (1.87 Mb pdf)
Contact us
We welcome your suggestions, comments or feedback, so please feel free to contact us or approach committee members directly.
