Te Kahui Houhare Rangahau Hauora
The Early and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Group aims to support EMCRs to achieve research excellence by facilitating networking and promoting career development opportunities within the Division. We can be contacted here:
Email hsemcr@otago.ac.nz
Our Mission: Promote research excellence and sustainability within Aotearoa’s unique research environment
Research careers are dynamic, exciting and hugely rewarding, but can also be daunting and precarious, particularly when starting out.
The Division of Health Sciences Early and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Management Committee was set up by a group of passionate EMCRs in order to support colleagues across the division to develop research excellence at the University of Otago. As EMCRs ourselves, we understand the trials and tribulations that come with this ultimately rewarding career and want our researchers to achieve excellence while maintaining a holistic life balance.
Working with the Divisional Research Committee, we aim to strengthen our research community across all areas of health science and organise and promote career development opportunities for our EMCRs within the Division. To achieve this, we hold regular symposia, listen to, promote and advocate for EMCRs, and support EMCRs with funding, networking opportunities, and professional development workshops.
We also have a dedicated Blackboard page that includes a calendar of events and other useful information, from grant peer review support, funding opportunities, guides for research impact, Māori Health Advancement, and Vision Mātauranga, and much more. The link is in the Resources section of this page. If you have any problems gaining access to Blackboard, just email us at the address below.
We want to hear from you to know what you need to cultivate a satisfying research career. If you would like to know more, or have any ideas about how we can better support EMCRs, feel free to email us or catch us on Twitter:
Email hsemcr@otago.ac.nz
Twitter https://twitter.com/EMCR_OtagoHS_NZ
Upcoming events
Professional Development Series 2022
This lunchtime series of interactive workshops will be conducted via Zoom.
To receive the Zoom link to one or more workshop or for more information, please contact an EMCR PD facilitator:
Email claire.henry@otago.ac.nz
Workshop dates and topics – Wednesdays 12–1pm
- Session 1: Getting the most out of mentorship: Tips for Mentors and Mentees
Wednesday 9 March, 12–1pm - Session 2: You can’t do it all: Strategies to achieve work/life/family balance
Wednesday 11 May, 12–1pm - Session 3: Imposter syndrome and coping with failure
Thursday 7 July, 12–1pm - Session 4: Grant writing tips and tricks
Date TBC - Session 5: Put yourself out there: Tips about the subtle (and not so subtle) art of networking
Date TBC, 12–1pm
Early and mid career academic development
Early and mid career academic development planning guide 2022 (semester 1) (PDF)
Division workshops
Further details and Zoom links
- Rutherford Discovery Fellowship
Tuesday 15 March, 11am–12pm - HRC Projects
Thursday 24 March, 11am–12pm - Marsden Fast-Start Full proposal
Tuesday 10 May, 11am–12pm - Hercus Health Research Fellowships
Monday 16 May, 11am–12pm
Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grant 2022
The University of Otago Division of Health Sciences – Early and Mid-Career Researcher Management Committee is excited to announce the 2022 Accelerator Grants.
The main priority of this grant is to support Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRs) of the Division of Health Sciences, to provide additional resources that will enhance career development.
Results to be announced in May.
Previous EMCR Accelerator Grant rounds
In 2021, in our inaugural EMCR Accelerator Grant round, we awarded approximately $53,000 to EMCRs.
Read about successful projects
EMCR Management Committee members
Each Management Committee member is involved in two areas of focus and strategic oversight is provided by the Chair.
The EMCR Management Committee currently comprises 11 members from across the three main campuses.
Catherine Collins (Co-Chair)
Lecturer
Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences
Twitter handle: @cjcollins_nz
Catherine's profile page
Claire Henry (Co-Chair)
Research Fellow
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health, Wellington Campus
Twitter handle: @DrClaireHenry
Claire's profile page
Sarah Appleby
Research Fellow
Christchurch Heart Institute, Christchurch
Htin Lin Aung
Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences
Twitter handle: @DrHtinLinAung
Htin Lin Aung's profile page
Abigail Bland
Assistant Research Fellow
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dunedin
Twitter handle: @AbbyBland8
Abigail's profile page
Michael Garelja
Assistant Research Fellow
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dunedin
Twitter handle: @MGarelja
Matthew Jenkins
Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health
Department of Psychological Medicine, Wellington
Twitter handle: @Dr_MattJenkins
Matthew's profile page
Laura Joyce
Senior Lecturer
Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery
Jithendra Ratnayake
Lecturer
Department of Oral Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Dunedin
Sarah Rhodes
Lecturer
School of Physiotherapy, Dunedin
Twitter handle: @sarah_rhodes_PT
Sarah's profile page
Makhdoom Sarwar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christchurch
Twitter handle: @makmedicine
Makhdoom's profile page
Contact
For more information, please contact:
Email hsemcr@otago.ac.nz
Links and resources
Internal Resources already available to EMCRs
- HS_EMCR_SUPPORT Blackboard paper
- Funding opportunities
- Mentoring for female academics
- O-zone group
- Mental health support
- HEDC
- HEDC – opportunities for academic staff with teaching responsibilities
- HEDC – Supervising postgraduate students
- Māori at Health Sciences
- Pacific at Health Sciences
- Māori health research advancement
External links
- Royal Society Te Apārangi ECR Forum
- ECRs in Aotearoa after COVID-19 (RSNZ ECR Forum) (PDF)
- ECRcentral
Downloads
- Terms of Reference (PDF)
- Strategic Plan 2020–2025 (PDF)