Life after a PhD
Appendix B: Postgraduate Colloquium
9am – 3.15pm, Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Coombs Lecture Theatre, Australian National University, Canberra
Convenors: Kevin Murphy, Nelia Hyndman-Rizik and John Carty, Australian National University
Theme: Life after a PhD
The postgraduate colloquium this year is designed to provide a forum for discussion of life after an anthropology PhD: the range of opportunities available, both within and outside of academia; and some of the skills and strategies involved in pursuit of a successful career.
The colloquium is organised into seven sessions. The first session will give an overview of employment prospects for anthropology postgraduates. There will be five sessions for discussion of a range of issues, each with an invited panel of three anthropologists who have specific experience and knowledge to share in relation to the panel topic. The panel members will give brief presentations, but the primary purpose of the workshop is to allow participants to ask questions and open discussion. The main themes that emerge through the course of the day will be brought together at the conclusion.
Participation is free for AAS members and for non-members who register for the conference, however there is a registration fee of $30 for those who are not members of the AAS and who want to attend only the postgraduate workshop but not the conference.
Morning tea will be provided, and there are a range of reasonably priced options for lunch on the ANU campus, within short walking distance of the Coombs building.
Program
Session A. 9.00-9.40
Overview: Employment prospects for anthropology postgraduates
Mandy Thomas, Cris Shore
9.40-9.45
What is ANSA?
Klara Hansen
Session B. 9.45-10.30
Anthropologists in the public sector
Julie Finlayson, Judith Robinson, Wendy Ashe
Morning tea 10.30-11.00
Session C. 11.00-11.45
Anthropologists in the private sector, and anthropology consultancy
Patrick Kilby, David Martin, James Weiner
Session D. 11.45-12.30
Teaching anthropology
Nicolas Peterson, Debra McDougall, Monica Minnegal
Lunch 12.30-1.30
Session E. 1.30-2.15
Post-doctoral fellowships, and how to find money for your project
Yasmine Musharbash, Debra McDougall, Rozanna Lilley
Session F. 2.15-3.00
The importance of publishing your work, and how do it effectively
Rozanna Lilley, Phillip Taylor, Nicolas Peterson
Session G. 3-3.15
Summary and Conclusion
Cris Shore