DETAILS

When: Friday, 6 May 12-1:00pm (AEST)

Where: Zoom (link to be provided shortly)

PROMOTION APPLICATIONS

In this virtual seminar Associate Professor Danielle Tyson (SHSS), Dr Will Smith (ADI, Level B) and Associate Professor Tanya King (SHSS) will share their experience on their promotion applications and interview process at different levels. Professor David Lowe (SHSS) will also join us to share his experience sitting on the promotions panel. The Seminar will have short presentations from each speaker addressing challenges and tips, followed by question time. 

 ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Professor David Lowe conducts research in a number of aspects of contemporary history, including: the uses of history by politicians; remembering conflict and political transitions; the growth of international students as a factor in cultural diplomacy; and the history of Australia’s foreign and aid policies, including overseas diplomatic representation.

Dr Will Smith is an anthropologist and human geographer whose research is focused on human-forest interfaces, the social dimensions of agricultural production, and the politics of indigenous knowledge in both Australia and upland Southeast Asia. 

Danielle Tyson is Associate Professor in Criminology at Deakin University and Co-Convenor of the Deakin Research on Violence Against Women (DRVAW) Hub. She is nationally and internationally recognised for her interdisciplinary work on family violence, intimate partner homicide and filicide.

Associate Professor Tanya King is a maritime/environmental anthropologist interested in issues relating to natural resource management. Current research interests relate to mental health in the fishing industry and the role of environmental policy in securing fisher well-being. She leads a project funded by the Fisheries Research Development Corporation, called Sustainable Fishing Families.