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Day one: Monday 18 NovembeR 2019
Career aspirations and goals
10:00 Registration and morning tea
10:45 Workshop opening
11:15 Panel discussion 1: A short walk in chemistry, mathematics and physics careers
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Interactive session 1: Tailoring CVs for different sectors
15:30 Afternoon break
16:00 Breakout session 1: Aspirations and goals
Guided by discussion leaders, participants form groups and discuss their career goals and aspirations.
17:30 Welcome drinks and dinner
21:00 End of day one
day two: Tuesday 19 November 2019
Gathering the building blocks of a career
09:00 Introduction
09:05 Panel discussion 2: Building a long-term perspective in career
10:30 Morning break
11:00 Panel discussion 3: Towards a successful grant application
12:30 Lunch break
13:30 Interactive Workshop 1: Public speaking, promoting your research/results & pitching your message
15:30 Afternoon break
16:00 Breakout session 2: Career development
Guided by discussion leaders, participants form groups and explore strategies for career development.
17:30 End of day two
day three: Wednesday 20 November 2019
Progressing further
09:00 Introduction
09:05 Panel Discussion 4: Leadership skills, collaborations and building networks
10:30 Morning break
11:00 Short talk followed by discussion: Mentors and sponsors
12:30 Lunch break
13:30 Free time
18:30 BBQ dinner and small group tours of the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility
21:00 End of day three
Day four: Thursday 21 November 2019
Being a balanced researcher & exploring a diversity of careers
09:00 Interactive Workshop 2: Resilience and self-management
10:30 Morning break
11:00 Panel Discussion 5: Employer needs and expectations in industry and other non-university sectors
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Practice session 1: Practice session on self-management
14:25 Private mock job interviews: public service, industry or academia and/or continue with practice session 1
15:30 Afternoon break
15:45 Private mock job interviews: public service, industry or academia and/or working on your CV
17:45 Drinks and finger food
18:45 End of day four
Day five: Friday 22 November 2019
Putting things into practice
09:00 Introduction
09:05 Breakout Session 3: Research grant application review: In teams of two, participants review their 100-word grant application summaries before presenting them to discussion leaders.
10:30 Morning break
11:00 Breakout session 3 (continued): Research grant application review
12:00 Feedback and staying in touch
13:00 Lunch and goodbyes
14:00 End of workshop