2 March 2022

CaRST eNewsletter

More details on the program are below. If you are in your second year or beyond, and committed to taking control of your career planning, then please register your interest.

Best,

Katy Dolman
Manager, CaRST

Career Control for Researchers - Applications now open

Career Control for Researchers is an online program which gives HDR students the tools, guidance and confidence to take charge of their career direction, determine their own priorities and accelerate their progress. This online program is delivered over an 8 weeks timeframe and includes live, web-based discussion with career specialists.  You will also complete self-paced modules with a total average time commitment of 1-1.5 hours per week. This program is recognised for 13 CaRST credits in Domain B.

This course will run from 5 April 2022 to 27 May 2022, and the Expressions of Interest for this program are now open.

To register your interest in the course, please complete and submit the online Expression of interest form by COB Wednesday 9 March 2022

Training & Development Events

Before registering for CaRST events, please review our no-show policy.

Leadership and the Art of Influence

When: 8 March 2022, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

It’s often said that influence is essential to leadership – but what is influence? In this session Gary Edwards will demonstrate what influence is, how it works, why we are influenced, and how we can use that for our own benefit – whether we are in a formal leadership role or just trying to “lead” someone to where we’d like them to go. This session will be live streamed. Register here.

Unix Shell and Command Line Basics

When: 9 March 2022, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Credits: 3 credits, Domain A
Delivery mode: Zoom meeting, limited places

The Unix environment is incredibly powerful but quite daunting to the newcomer. Command line confidence unlocks powerful computing resources beyond the desktop, including virtual machines and High Performance Computing. This training, presented by Intersect, will help demystify Unix as you get to work running programs and writing scripts on the command line. Open to all researchers. Register on waitlist.

Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students

When: 9 March 2022, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Credits: 2.5 credits, Domain B
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

What do Higher Degree by Research students do to finish on time, to overcome isolation, doubt and writer’s block, and to enjoy the process? Presented by Hugh Kearns, this workshop describes the key habits that research and experience with thousands of students shows will make a difference to how quickly and easily you complete your HDR. This session will be live streamed. Register here.

Intellectual Property 101

When: 11 March 2022, 10:00am - 11:00am
Credits: 1 credit, Domain C
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

Are you new to the world of intellectual property? Have you heard the term IP and wondered what it is all about? This presentation from Adelaide Enterprise will give you an overview of what IP is and how it is protected. This will be live streamed. Register here.

Handling Difficult Conversations Well

When: 15 March 2022, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

It sometimes seems that life is full of difficult conversations! They’re the ones that we put off, avoid or stumble our way through. But it is possible to handle them with greater certainty and confidence – and still get a good result with less emotional turmoil. Presented by Gary Edwards, this session we will look at how these conversations arise, how they differ from “normal” conversations and how you can use collaborative communication skills to build relationships, reduce conflict, increase learning and improve outcomes. Register here.

Getting Started with HPC using Slurm

When: 15-16 March 2022, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Credits: Up to 6 credits, Domain A
Delivery mode: Zoom meeting, limited places

High-performance computing allows you to accomplish your analysis faster by using many parallel CPUs and huge amounts of memory simultaneously. This online training, presented by Intersect, provides a hands-on introduction to running software on HPC infrastructure using Slurm. Open to all researchers. Register here.

Note: This course assumes basic familiarity with the Bash command line environment found on GNU/Linux and other Unix-like environments. To come up to speed, consider taking the Unix Shell and Command Line Basics course.

Clinical Research: Establishing Investigator Initiated Trials

When: 23 March 2022, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain A
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

This course will cover the wide range of factors in investigator initiated clinical trials including the context of health science translation, determining the research question, study design, setting up collaborations, the role of industry partners, writing the protocol, assessing study feasibility, managing study participants, costing essentials and funding options for studies. After the course, students should feel confident in joining a clinical research team and understand how it should be conducted. Register here. 

Traversing t Tests in R

When: 30 March 2022, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Credits: 3 credits, Domain A
Delivery mode: Zoom meeting, limited places

This workshop aims to familiarise you with basic statistical concepts in R from reading in and manipulating data, checking assumptions, statistical tests and visualisations. This is not an advanced statistics course, but is instead designed to gently introduce you to statistical comparisons and hypothesis testing in R. Register on waitlist.

Exploring ANOVAs in R

When: 5 April 2022, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 3 credits, Domain A
Delivery mode: Zoom meeting, limited places

This half-day course covers one and two-way Analyses of Variance (ANOVA) and their non-parametric counterparts in R. We will be working through a sample dataset to better understand the tests, assumptions and associated concepts. Register on waitlist.

Other Training & Events

Time-saving researcher training on track record and writing a winning application

The Salis Institute is offering two research training opportunities for researchers from all fields. The first is a free Zoom to help researchers understand their options for publishing open access in affordable ways. The second is a hands-on practical Zoom series to help researchers in any field to write a research paper in 3 weeks.

·      Publish open access without busting your budget (Zoom, Tue 15 Feb 2022) – free of charge

·      Write your paper in 3 weeks (6 sessions online, Tue 15 Mar to Fri 1 Apr 2022) – A$90.00, excluding GST

For any questions contact Prof. Amanda Salis directly. 

News

Seeking capable PhD students for casual eResearch Trainer positions

Intersect (www.intersect.org.au) is looking for exceptional PhD candidates based in Adelaide to join their Training team as casual eResearch Trainers. The position will deliver and/or assist in research-oriented training courses on digital tools and technologies used for data analysis, data management, programming, and research computing. Further information and how to apply.

PACE Mentoring Program

PACE Mentoring is a free industry mentoring program that matches jobseekers and students with disability with experienced professionals from leading Australian businesses. In this 4-month mentoring program you will develop your interview skills, professional networks and career confidence. Anyone 18 years or over with any type of disability, mental health condition or chronic illness is eligible for the PACE Mentoring Program. Apply now.

Being Well, Living Well

You can enrol in a new wellbeing program in MyUni – the postgrad specific module in Strand 1 (Living Well) takes anywhere from 15-60 minutes to complete depending on the level of engagement with the resources. Course enrolment can be found here.

About CaRST

Located within the Adelaide Graduate Centre, CaRST is a specialised training and development program for HDR students at the University of Adelaide. For further information on CaRST visit the CaRST website.