Come and enjoy a glass of wine with the senior academics who teach into the programs at the GSHSS in a relaxed and informal environment.
You will have the opportunity to ask questions about:
Tuesday 22 May
5.30pm-6.30pm
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Students at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences are invited to the latest seminar in the Perspectives Career Series.
Internships provide invaluable professional experience and networking opportunities and often create a pathway to graduate employment. The internship application process can be rigorous so it’s vital that your application letter and resume are tailored to the role and the industry that you’re pitching for.
Alastair will identify some common mistakes that students make when preparing their internship placement applications. He’ll provide tips and insights into the ‘dos and don’ts’ of resume and cover letter writing and give advice on the kind of interview skills required to give you the competitive edge in your interviews. This interactive session will allow plenty of time to ask questions and get advice based on Alastair’s expertise from his extensive experience in corporate recruitment.
This seminar will be presented by Alastair Ingham, Manager, Arts Business Centre at the University of Melbourne
Alastair’s career has spanned more than ten years working in recruitment, career and leadership coaching, career transition management, change management, people leadership and corporate services. In his current role at the University of Melbourne Alastair is responsible for managing finance, human resources, IT and facilities services for the Faculty of Arts.
Wednesday May 23 5.30-6.30pm
North Lecture Theatre
Level 1, Old Arts Building
For enquiries and to register your interest in attending please contact Leanne Clancey, GSHSS Graduate Experience Project Officer
The Asia Institute at the Faculty of Arts is offering a scholarship for three years to describe and document a seriously endangered language spoken along the Barito River in Central Kalimantan Province in Indonesian Borneo. This scholarship is part of an ARC Discovery Project which aims at the documentation, description and historical comparison of the East Barito languages in Borneo and Madagascar
The project’s title is: The South East Barito languages of Indonesia and Madagascar: safeguarding their past and future
Value: The scholarship is valued at $22,860 per year.
Starting date: July 2012
Application deadline: Completed application form must be submitted by 31 May, 2012.
Location: Research will be conducted in the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, where the candidate will be provided with shared office space and administrative support.
Requirements:
We are looking for an Australian or New Zealand resident with a Masters degree in linguistics and basic training in the techniques of language description and/or documentation. Knowledge of Indonesian is a strong asset.
PhD Eligibility: The successful applicant must meet the minimum entrance requirements for PhD enrolment at the University of Melbourne and be enrolled fulltime in the PhD from July 2012.
The PhD candidate will receive PhD thesis supervision from experts in Indonesian linguistics (in the Asia Institute) and language documentation (in the Linguistics Programme, School of Languages and Linguistics) at the University of Melbourne. The PhD programme involves coursework and substantial periods of fieldwork (ca. 1 year in total) in Central Kalimantan. (Equipment and financial support for fieldwork will be provided).
Information regarding applications for PhD enrolment in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences is available here.
Contact address: For more information and application submission, please contact Alexander Adelaar, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne. Email karlaa@unimelb.edu.au or phone +61 3 8344 6650.
Melbourne Arts graduates enjoy challenging and rewarding careers in a diverse range of industries, both locally and abroad. Graduates find that studying a range of disciplines across their Arts degree equips them with flexible thinking skills and opens up an array of career opportunities.
For a subject as wide and varied as Arts sometimes it can be difficult to decide which direction you want your future career to take.
Employers look for many different skills and an Arts degree may well have equipped you with many of them, even though you may not realise it. What an Arts degree does demonstrate to a prospective employer is that you are interested in learning more and enhancing your skills in a wide range of disciplines.
Join us for Roundtable conversations with Arts alumni who represent a wide gamut of careers to get some direction on what could be available to you.
Thursday 3 May
6.00pm – 8.30pm
Woodward Conference Centre, Level 10
Melbourne Law School, Pelham Street, Carlton
Students at the GSHSS are invited to the next seminar in the Perspectives Career Series.
Insights into opportunities in local government
Presented by Dr Shireen Huda, Knowledge Melbourne Coordinator at the City of Melbourne, and Katie Elles, Media Adviser at the City of Port Phillip.
Shireen and Katie will provide insights into the range of career opportunities now available in local government based on their roles at City of Melbourne and City of Port Phillip
Dr Shireen Huda, City of Melbourne
Shireen has worked in all three tiers of government. She is currently the Knowledge Melbourne Coordinator at the City of Melbourne and previously worked in policy development and program management roles for both the Federal and Victorian State Government in the fields of design, the creative arts, Information and Communication Technology and intellectual property. In these roles she has learnt and utilised a range of skills from overseeing the development of new programs and initiatives, to managing complex multi-million dollar contracts, to providing strategic festival oversight and coordination, and negotiating and liaising with a variety of stakeholders. Shireen has a PhD in Art History and Curatorship from the Australian National University, has published a book on the history of the art auction in Australia and has written extensively on art and the art market for a range of publications including Art Monthly, the Australian Financial Review and The Art Market Report. She has also worked in national galleries and museums in public programs and research roles.
Katie Elles, Media Adviser, City of Port Phillip
Katie provides strategic media and issues management advice to the Mayor and senior staff. Katie is responsible for Council’s media strategy, running media campaigns, delivering spokesperson and media training for staff and key stakeholders, media relations and crisis and emergency media management. Katie has a background in journalism and communications and has worked for media agencies, government departments, daily newspapers and radio stations in Melbourne and London. Last year, Katie was awarded an internship at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, which she undertook as part of her Masters in Global Media Communications at Melbourne University.
Wednesday 16 May 2012
5.30-6.30pm
North Lecture Theatre
Level 1, Old Arts Building
For enquiries and to register your interest in attending please contact Leanne Clancey, GSHSS Graduate Experience Project Officer.
Current students at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences are invited to the next seminar in the Perspectives Career Seminar Series.
Insights into Careers in Development, chaired by Dr Lan Anh Hoang, Lecturer in Development Studies at the University of Melbourne.
Presenters: Dr Helen Cheney, Senior Adviser – Development/Humanitarian Effectiveness, Save the Children and Lanie Stockman, Policy and Inclusion Adviser, Save the Children.
Dr Helen Cheney, Senior Adviser Development/Humanitarian Effectiveness
Helen holds a Phd in Development Studies and an MA in Women’s Studies. An experienced professional with more than 20 years of development experience, she is able to combine theory and practice to provide a strategic approach to program management. Helen has worked as a senior manager, research leader, educator and consultant/adviser across a wider range of sectors in Australia and Internationally. She has particular expertise in strategic management, program development andevaluation/research, capacity development for evaluation and research and participatory/inclusive development practice.
Lanie Stockman, Policy and Inclusion Adviser
Lanie holds a Bachelor of Arts, Graduate Diploma of Arts (Asian Studies), Diploma of Education and Master Development Studies. Lanie has expertise in inclusive development policy and practice and is a member of the ACFID gender equity and disability working groups. She has developed Save the Children Australia’s Gender and Disability policies and has translated this work into the Do No Harm Strategy for SCA programs in Afghanistan and has contributed to the Child Rights Situation Analysis for Timor Leste, and the ACFID Child Rights AusAID Policy Analysis.
Wednesday 18 April
5.30pm-6.30pm
North Lecture Theatre
Level 1, Old Arts Building
For inquiries and to register your interest in attending please contact Leanne Clancey, GSHSS Graduate Experience Project Officer via email at leanne.clancey@unimelb.edu.au or calling 9035 9962.
The University of Melbourne will be visiting China in April 2012. If you are a high achieving student this is your opportunity to get specialist advice on undergraduate and graduate course selection, career outcomes, student support services and to hear from alumni.
A staff member from the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences will be in attendance to answer your questions about our Masters programs, including entry requirements and career outcomes.
The first students in the new Master of Journalism at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences are already researching and writing articles following a brief but busy orientation.
Director of the Centre for Advanced Journalism, A/Prof Margaret Simons, worked closely with the students to introduce them to the program before asking them to start their first journalism assignments.
“One of the key aims of this program is to train students in the skills necessary to become successful journalists and the best way for them to learn and develop these skills is to practise them from the beginning of the program right through to the end, and give them intensive feedback,” said A/Prof Simons.
Through seminars and lectures, including many from current and former journalists, students will spend the first year writing stories, examining what the future of journalism will look like and discussing journalism ethics.
“This is a demanding program and I expect students will reach the end of the year with a broad understanding of the media today and with a collection of new work to add to their portfolios,” said A/Prof Simons.
The development of the program was led by the Centre of Advanced Journalism over two years. Simons took over as Director of the Centre from Michael Gawenda in December 2011.
The Graduate School looks forward to welcoming more students in July 2012.
More information about the Master of Journalism.
The first cohort of Master of Journalism students with Margaret Simons.
Staff from the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences will be travelling to Chile March 15-19.
Student Appointments with Elizabeth Graham
Thursday, 15th of March 11am-4pm
Friday, 16th of March 11am-4pm
Sheraton Santiago Hotel & Convention Centre
Ave Santa Maria 1742
To book your appointment email Elizabeth Graham.
Latino Australia Education exhibition Santiago
Saturday 17th of March, 9am-11am
Sheraton Santiago Hotel & Convention Centre
Ave Santa Maria 1742
Latino Australia Education exhibition Concepción
Monday 19th of March, 5pm-9pm
Sonesta Hotel Concepción
Calle A no. 809 Brisas del Sol
Staff will then be in Colombia March 21-22.
Open House event with Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito
Wednesday, 21st of March, 6-8pm
Hilton Bogotá
Carrera 7 No. 72-41.
Bogotá
Student Appointments with Elizabeth Graham
Thursday, 22nd of March 6-8pm
Hilton Bogotá
Carrera 7 No. 72-41.
Bogotá
To book your appointment email Elizabeth Graham.
We look forward to meeting with students in these countries. We are also visiting China and Vietnam in March and April. See our events page for more details.
Big changes are ahead for the regulation of Australian journalism. In this address, scheduled for a few weeks after the federal government media inquiry reports, the Chair of the Australian Press Council, Julian Disney will review its recommendations and what they mean for the future. Has the inquiry struck the right balance between freedom of speech and the responsibilities that go with that freedom? What is the future for the Australian Press Council? And how do we best ensure a healthy future for the journalism that matters?
When Professor Julian Disney became chair of the Australian Press Council in December 2009, it was at a low point. The publishers had cut its funding, and Disney’s predecessor had left the post with parting words in which he called into doubt the industry’s ability to meaningfully self regulate. Disney led a reform effort that led to funding being restored and standards and processes reviewed and upgraded. Then came the News of the World scandal in the United Kingdom, and shortly afterwards the federal government’s independent media inquiry.
In this keynote address, Professor Disney will look forward to what the future of journalism might hold, and how the industry might exercise its responsibilities in the future.
Julian Disney has been Chair of the Council since December 2009. He is a Professor of Law and Director of the Social Justice Project at the University of New South Wales. He has previously been Professor of Public Law at the Australian National University and Director of its Centre for International and Public Law.
Thursday 22 Mar 2012
6:30pm to 7:45pm
Public Lecture Theatre
Old Arts
The University of Melbourne
This is a free event presented by the Centre for Advanced Journalism. Register to attend.
