prefix: a CRN postgraduate and early career researcher professional development day

1. prefix:a CRN postgraduate and early career researcher professional development day University of Technology, SydneyThursday 24 November 2005

2. prefix:a CRN postgraduate and early career researcher professional development day 9-9.30am Registration and Welcome 9.30-10.15am Writing a CV and cover letter Susan Luckman & Fran Martin Working in teams, changing jobs and managing your mentors Stephi Donald 10.15-11.00am Balancing teaching, admin and research post-PhD Greg Noble Life outside the academy – marketing your PhD to the (relatively) uninitiated Catharine Lumby 11-11.30am morning tea 11.30am-12.15pm Getting published: journals Chris Gibson & Gerard Goggin 12.15-1.00pm Getting published: books Terry Flew & Krishna Sen 1-2pmlunch 2-3pm ARC grant writing Graeme Turner, Tom O’Regan & Mandy Thomas ARC linkage grants – how to find and approach ‘industry partners’ Stuart Cunningham 3-3.30pm afternoon tea 3.30-4.15pm Post-docs: how to get them, strengths, weaknesses, pitfalls to avoid, how to make the most of them Mark McLelland 4.15-5pm Guest Presentation Cary Nelson & Paula Treichler 5-5.45pm General discussion

3. Writing Academic CVs CURRICULUM VITAE Dr Fran LUCKMAN Born: 9 / 11 / 1979, London, UK Citizen of Australia Home: tel: email: Educational Qualifications 1999-2003: Ph.D. in Cultural Studies, University of Portarlington Degree awarded unconditionally November 2003 Thesis topic: "Party People: Mapping Contemporary Dance Music Cultures in Portarlington" 1998: Basic Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language(Diploma Básico de Español como Lengua Extranjera) Ministry of Education and Science, Madrid, Spain 1997: BA (1st Class Hons.), University of Blackburn, combined major in English and Spanish Part 1 -- basic information

4. Writing Academic CVs Employment History 2005 Fractional (0.5) Lecturer level A, Cultural Studies Program, University of Portarlington, 5- month contract Sessional Tutor, Centre for Ideas, Portarlington College of the Arts, Portarlington Research assistant (part-time) in the development of Multimedia Module, “Virtual Shopping Mall,” Cultural Studies Program, University of Portarlington 2004 (semester 2) Fractional(0.5) Lecturer level A, Cultural Studies Program, University of Portarlington, 5-month contract (semester 1) SessionalLecturer level A, Cultural Studies Program, University of Portarlington 2003 Sessional tutor and occasional Lecturer, Cultural Studies Program, University of Portarlington

5. Writing Academic CVs Part 2 -- research profile Research Publications Books: sole author, joint author, sole editor, joint editor Book chapters Refereed journal articles Other publications eg: book reviews; translations; non-refereed articles; contributions to on-line reference materials… Conference and seminar presentations Conference or seminar name, organizer, paper title, date, place

6. Writing Academic CVs Research Grants National competitive grants held dates of grant currency; amount of grant; awarding body; title of project National competitive grants – funding sought dates of the grant sought; amount applied for; awarding body; title of proposed project University level grants 2005 $2,500 Arts Faculty Research Travel Grant, University of Portarlington $3,000 School Publications Research Fund, University of Portarlington 2004 $7,000 Research Group Funding, University of Portarlington, ‘City Cultures’ $1,000 Early Career Researchers Supported Researcher Scheme, University of Portarlington

7. Writing Academic CVs Editorial positions and invited reviews 2005: Invited reviewer for a submission to University of Portarlington journal, Cultural Studies Review 2004 : Member of editorial Board, AntiThesis (University of Portarlington Cultural Studies Program postgraduate journal) 2003: Co-Editor (with Prof. Alec McHoul) of 'Culture' edition of M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture. <http://www.apinetwork.com/mc/0005/coverimage.html> 3.2 Academic awards and distinctions (Prizes etc awarded during post-grad and undergrad career)

8. Writing Academic CVs Part 3 -- other contributions to the university & discipline Other administrative experience University committee experience 2004: Member of the School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry Research and Graduate Studies Committee, University of Portarlington 2003: (semester 2) Postgraduate representative on the XXX Committee, University of Portarlington Conferences co-organized 2003: Member of the Organising Committee for “The Cultural Studies Postgraduate Conference” (4 May, University of Portarlington)

9. Writing Academic CVs Professional development 2005: Attended three seminars on ARC Grant and Fellowship Applications run by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Portarlington Attended “Pre-Fix Professional Development Day” run by the ARC funded Cultural Research Network, University of Technology, Sydney 2004: Sought tuition from a colleague in the use of state-of-the-art teaching technologies including PowerPoint and e-mail Listserv discussion groups, both of which I now regularly use in my teaching Attended workshops on ‘Cultural Diversity’ and ‘Priorities for First Year’ run by the Program for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, University of Portarlington Professional associations Member, Cultural Studies Association of Australia (CSAA) Member, International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM)

10. Writing Academic CVs Part 4 -- Teaching Teaching Portfolio Philosophy of teaching I seek above all to teach students …. In terms of course content, I try to work with … In terms of pedagogical method, I seek to achieve… (what you seek to achieve, and how you achieve it) Honours supervisions (or PG theses supervised, if any), University of Portarlington, 2004-05 2005: (topic) (topic) 2004: (topic) (topic) Examinations Between 2004 and 2005 I have acted as an examiner for four Honours (MA/ PhD) theses at the University of Portarlington (list titles)

11. Writing Academic CVs Undergraduate teaching Subjects for which I have been coordinator, lecturer and tutor (List date, subject title, institution, program or department, year level of subject, number of students, whether sole or co-coordinator) Subjects in which I have been tutor and occasional lecturer (Date, subject title, institution, program or department, year level of subject, number of students) Subjects in which I have lectured occasionally (Date, subject title, institution, program or department, year level of subject, name of subject coordinator)

12. Writing Academic CVs Teaching Evaluations From Students (original forms are available upon request) 2/3 subject, Reading the City (Cultural Studies, University of Portarlington), which I sole coordinated and in which I lectured in 2004. I received a score of 4.8 out of 5 in response to the statement “This subject was well taught” (over 96% in agreement). I received a score of 4.9 out of 5 in response to the statement “Classes were well presented” (100% in agreement). 2/3 subject, Interpreting Everyday Life (Cultural Studies, University of Portarlington), which I co-coordinated and in which I lectured in 2005. We received a score of 4.7 out of 5 in response to the statement “This subject was well taught” (100% in agreement). We received a score of 4.5 out of 5 in response to the statement: “Classes were well presented” (over 90% in agreement). Below are some representative comments made voluntarily and anonymously by students from the University of Portarlington: (5-6 quotable quotes)

13. Writing Academic CVs Part 5 -- referees Referees • (Usually 3--list names, position titles, full contact details--including alternative contact details if one of them is currently on leave, etc) • Do *warn* your referees they’ll be listed (having first checked with them that they’re willing), and ideally send them a hard-copy of your full application.

14. On the fine art of….Covering Letters • Approach as opportunity to showcase your achievements, highlight key areas of your CV, and tease these out a bit more than you can in the CV • Take very seriously, especially if asked to address criteria as this points to what the organisation is looking for • Can be many pages long, and hence even more important in the impression created of you than your CV • Provide evidence to substantiate your claims • The ‘so what’ question – not just what, but why this is significant • Never leave blank – find something to put in there, for example ……

15. On the fine art of….Covering Letters • Highly Desirable Experience and interest in transnational education, such as offshore teaching in relevant subject areas. While I have not yet had the opportunity to engage in the provision of offshore teaching directly, in my seven years of teaching I do have experience of transnational education. This arises out of having worked with students undertaking study in Australia as part of a short-term study abroad program or as a full-fee paying overseas student whose whole degree is to be obtained at the institution. These students have enriched the teaching experience for both myself and local students by adding their own voices to the diversity of experience to be drawn upon in the classroom. Having undertaken research in the United Kingdom while based institutionally at the Manchester Metropolitan University, I have knowledge of higher education environments beyond Australia.

16. Things to remember… • Impact and citation indices?

17. Things to remember… • Impact and citation indices? • NTEU resources • (eg. Preparing and Presenting a Teaching Portfoliohttp://www.nteu.org.au/freestyler/gui/files//Teaching%20Portfolio.pdf)