UQ SCMB ECR

14/02/2022

Registration is now open for the UQ Early Career Researcher (ECR) Life Sciences Symposium at the Brisbane Convention Centre from 17-18 May 2022. This UQ-wide event will host all EMCRs from across all life science leading faculties and institutes, including the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and Queensland Brain Institute.

Register now to find out more about the interesting Life Sciences research being done at UQ and for an excellent opportunity to network!

21/09/2021

A reminder that the 'Careers Outside Academia' workshop will take place tomorrow! This session will provide insights into how to transition from academia into alternate careers, for example in government, industry, commercialisation and research management.

Register here:

Join us in person or online to hear about pursuing careers outside of academia.

07/03/2021

Join our first SCMB EMCR Coffee Catch-up of the year! Come meet our team, have a chat to fellow EMCRs, and celebrate it's Friday! 12/03 at 10am, Nanos Coffee, see you there!

11/10/2020

Don't forget AIBN's Career Development Week starts today! A week filled with seminars, workshops and networking opportunities to help develop and expand your career potential. Get engaged. Get informed. Take control.

Registration and more information is available on the AIBN intranet.

07/10/2020

After some delays due to COVID, we are happy to announce that the SCMB Mentoring Program will launch tomorrow Oct 8th! Don't forget to attend the info session from 10-11am to learn all about the program and gain insights into previous mentoring experiences. The mentoring program is a great opportunity to gain valuable advice and guidance from experienced academics and help develop your career.

03/09/2020

RACI 2021 Mentoring Program

Want to benefit from the advice and guidance of a highly experienced mentor? RACI's Mentoring Program offers students and early career chemists a wonderful opportunity to gain unique knowledge and insights from industry experts, and develop their careers.

Watch the 2021 Mentoring Program video here to find out more:
https://raci.org.au/Web/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=MNT1060

Applications close 30 September 2020. Open to all RACI members and student members.

Applications are now open for the 2021 Mentoring Program which runs for the 2021 calendar year. Applications close 30 September 2020.

30/07/2020

First SCMB EMCR Working Group meeting since returning to the office, safely distanced of course! Pizza lunches & in-person networking events are postponed for the time being, but stay tuned for info on virtual seminars, workshops, mental health awareness groups, etc. that address issues relevant to EMCRs!

24/10/2019

Reminder: the final SCMB EMCR social lunch for the year will be held tomorrow in the Secret Garden! Please join us for a free lunch and networking, and to hear more about what the EMCR Working Group is doing for you. It is also an opportunity to let us know if you would like to the join the EMCR Working Group in 2020 😃

Hi all, the next SCMB EMCR lunch will take place on Friday the 25th October. Please join us for a free lunch 😁 and an opportunity to network with fellow EMCRs, provide feedback on events we have organised this year, and find out more about how to get involved in EMCR activities.

15/10/2019

Hi all, the next SCMB EMCR lunch will take place on Friday the 25th October. Please join us for a free lunch 😁 and an opportunity to network with fellow EMCRs, provide feedback on events we have organised this year, and find out more about how to get involved in EMCR activities.

02/10/2019

Don't forget to register for our upcoming NHMRC Ideas Grant Lunch by COB next Wednesday 9th October ⚠️ email [email protected] to confirm your place.

We have organised a special lunch to discuss the NHMRC Ideas Grants, providing the opportunity for SCMB EMCRs to gain insights into the Grant Review Panel process with two SCMB representatives, Dr Kirsty Short and Professor Mark Schembri. Please RSVP to [email protected] by Wednesday 9th October if you are interested in attending.

27/09/2019

We have organised a special lunch to discuss the NHMRC Ideas Grants, providing the opportunity for SCMB EMCRs to gain insights into the Grant Review Panel process with two SCMB representatives, Dr Kirsty Short and Professor Mark Schembri. Please RSVP to [email protected] by Wednesday 9th October if you are interested in attending.

18/09/2019

Happy International Postdoc Appreciation Week to SCMB EMCR's 🤩 🥳
EMCR@UQ held their first ever EMCR Appreciation Day event this morning, with the aim to facilitate constructive dialogue between EMCR's and Executives.
Across UQ, EMCR's represent 70% of the workforce 😱
This number highlights how important it is that EMCR's feel supported and are recognised for their hard work!
It was clear to both sides that EMCR's feel the need for commitment from UQ for career development opportunities, and that supportive supervisors and mentors are vital to navigating this career stage.
Along these lines, the SCMB EMCR Committee are working hard to get our first mentoring scheme up and running 😅
A great message to come out of the discussions this morning was this: learn from other EMCR's, support each other, and build collaborative relationships with each other.
For those interested, you can sign up to the EMCR@UQ Network here 👉

Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRs) are emerging researchers within their first eight years of academic or other research-related employment, following completion of postgraduate research training. There is no age limit on who can be an EMCR as the definition is dependent on where the researche...