What is the EAG?
The EAG (formally O-zone) was established in 2007, comprising of early to mid-career researchers recognized by either the University, or by being awarded an externally funded fellowship, as being emerging leaders in their field of research. To maintain focus on early career researchers, membership of the group is for a five-year term.
Membership of EAG is made up of:
- Recipients of the University of Otago Early Career Award for Distinction in Research, Rowheath Trust Award and the Carl Smith Medal (past 5 years)
- Rutherford Discovery Fellows (Royal Society Te Apārangi)
- Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Council Fellows
- Convenors of Divisional ECR groups
- Other members who have been co-opted onto the group to ensure diversity in representation
What does EAG do?
The EAG has four main aims:
- To facilitate communication to and within early career researchers throughout the University
- To facilitate interdisciplinary networking and collaboration between early career researchers at the University of Otago
- To increase the profile and external visibility of early career researchers at the University of Otago
- To advocate for an environment which is conducive to the advancement of early career researchers across the University.
EAG strongly encourages early career researchers from across the University Campuses to contact convenors to highlight upcoming opportunities or events of potential interest to early and mid career researchers, raise awareness onissues they may be experiencing, or to alert the group of any assistance they might require or can provide to other early career staff.
Leadership of the EAG
The leadership of EAG is formed of a convenor, a deputy convenor Māori, and deputy convenors from each Division. These positions are rotated biannually. The EAG convenor also sits on the University of Otago Research Committee to represent early career research staff.
Dr Rosie Brown
Convenor
Tel +64 3 479 8207
Email rosie.brown@otago.ac.nz
Dr Carolina Loch
Deputy Convenor Health Sciences
Tel +64 3 479 9255
Email carolina.loch@otago.ac.nz
Dr Meredith Peddie
Deputy Convenor Sciences
Tel +64 3 479 8358
Email meredith.peddie@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor John Shaver
Deputy Convenor Humanities
Tel +64 3 471 6459
Email john.shaver@otago.ac.nz
Professor Tobias Langlotz
Deputy Convenor Commerce
Tel +64 3 479 8096
Email tobias.langlotz@otago.ac.nz
Dr Alana Alexander
Deputy convenor Māori
Tel +64 3 479 7276
Email alana.alexander@otago.ac.nz
EAG members
- Philip Adamson
- Htin Lin Aung
- Rosie Brown
- Catherine Collins
- Tilman Davies
- Sarah Diermeier
- Christina Ergler
- Allan Gamble
- Anna Garden
- Mike Garratt
- Sebastian Gehricke
- Jemma Geoghegan
- Anna Gosling
- Sian Halcrow
- Bill Hawkins
- Clarie Henry
- Anna High
- Tim Hore
- Anne-Marie Jackson
- Rebecca Kinaston
- Charlotte King
- Tobias Langlotz
- Khoon Lim
- Carolina Loch
- Erin Macaulay
- Tracy Melzer
- Kourken Michaelian
- Robert Odolinski
- Michael Pankhurst
- Meredith Peddie
- Mei Peng
- Rachel Purcell
- Nic Rawlence
- Daniel Ribeiro
- Amandine Sabadel
- Ben Schonthal
- James Scott
- John Shaver
- Ting Wang
- Joseph Watts
- Stefanie Zollmann
EAG resources
EAG represents, supports and advocates for earlier career researchers at the University of Otago.
The group maintain an email list of early and mid career researchers; if you are an early or mid career researcher who is not on this list, please email ecr@otago.ac.nz.
The EAG also supports and communicates with Divisional Early Career Research Groups
