CSIRO Alumni
In this month’s newsletter you’ll be able to read about our new website, hear about online events, job opportunities at CSIRO and get ready for Christmas with our CSIRO Publishing offers.
CSIRO Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley to be next Australian Chief Scientist
We are thrilled to congratulate CSIRO’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley, on her appointment as Australia’s Chief Scientist, from January 2021.
The appointment is testament to Cathy’s personal scientific excellence, her broad vision for Australia through her invaluable work at CSIRO, and her commitment and role-modelling for diversity and inclusion for the next generation of scientists.
New CSIRO Alumni website
We’ve launched our new website and encourage you to explore the range of activities and opportunities available to our alumni members.
Events Calendar
Connect with other alumni and former colleagues, hear about the latest science and build your own professional network.
Get Involved
Many of the CSIRO teams would welcome your experience and help with their projects. There are many ways you can get involved with our alumni network, programs and activities.
News
Read the latest articles and online features from across the world of science. We’ve set up a range of categories based on scientific area of interest, so you can read about research that’s relevant to you.
We now have over 4,000 members but know that there are many more former colleagues out there. Help us build the alumni network and forward this newsletter on or share the link to alumni registration.
CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellows work alongside leading researchers on projects of national and global significance. They undertake independent research and are mentored by senior scientists, while being given access to generous personal development and learning opportunities.
Many of our alumni have expressed interest in volunteering as mentors, so we are running a pilot program to explore the interest and uptake in developing mentoring partnerships between CERC Postdocs and CSIRO Alumni members.
To encourage our alumni to volunteer as mentors, we’re offering you the opportunity to choose your own mentee. We have set up several CERC Postdoc profiles on our website and encourage you to read about their research and aims for a mentoring partnership.
In this way, you can see if there’s someone who might benefit from your own expertise and experience and get an understanding of expectations.
Meet some of our CERC Postdocs
Many presentations and seminars are now being held online – so you can attend from the comfort of your own home. Our alumni calendar lists both CSIRO and external events, so you can find out about a wide range of events.
Find out about alumni events
Recent event summaries
Sir Alan Walsh lecture
1 Oct 2020
The lecture series commemorates the achievements of Sir Alan Walsh.
Our 2020 event was hosted by Dr Marcus Zipper and the keynote speaker was Mark Hodge (CEO, DMTC). Video recording of the event
AIP Industry Day – Three Faces of Physics
3 Nov 2020
In this webinar entitled "Three Faces of Physics", three recipients of the CSIRO Alumni Scholarship in Physics spoke about their careers and research followed by some Q&A.
Promote your own events
To help connect alumni with one another, we encourage you to list your own events on our website and discussion forum. Let us know if you are organising, presenting or attending events and we can help promote it to the alumni network – please email alumni@csiro.au
The CSIRO Alumni Scholarship in Physics aims to connect the brightest young physicists or mathematicians to a leading research centre overseas or in Australia.
Applications for the 2021 are now open. The closing date is 4 December 2020.
Please help us to promote the scholarship by sharing this link and encouraging those who may be interested in applying.
We welcome applications from a wide range of research in physics-related fields.
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If you are aiming for delivery by Christmas, please shop early this year.
We have time-limited free access to some of our online journals – please see below for details of our current offer:
The Medicinal Chemistry Collection, Australian Journal of Chemistry
Free to read online until 31 December
This virtual issue highlights the breadth and excellence of Australasian medicinal chemistry. The subject itself is diverse and principally addresses drug discovery including of natural products and new methodologies for the synthesis of bioactive compounds to the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of new drugs. We are proud to also highlight the significant contributions to medicinal chemistry research made by several outstanding women researchers.
Read it here: https://www.publish.csiro.au/ch/virtualissue/2942
Commemorating Australian Mammalogy’s Transition to the Digital Age, Australian Mammalogy
Free to read online until 28 February
After 48 years in print, the Australian Mammalogy went online-only this year. To commemorate the occasion, the Australian Mammal Society council has collated a virtual issue which includes member’s choices of the most important publications over the lifetime of the journal. The papers cross diverse fields of research, including technical advances, ecology, evolution, conservation, physiology, and behaviour, with an emphasis on the many advances to field work techniques. It highlights the many ways that the journal’s contributors work at the forefront of major environmental issues, including feral mammals, threatened species distribution and conservation, and mammalian responses to fire.
Read it here: https://www.publish.csiro.au/am/virtualissue/2962
Find roles that may be of interest to you or share job opportunities with colleagues and friends.
Research Scientist – Data Privacy and Confidentiality (ref. 67626) – closing 29/11/20
Stay informed of current opportunities or register for job alerts - https://jobs.csiro.au/
We love to hear from our alumni members, so get in touch and let us know what you are up to – reach out to the network for help or promote your events, research or successes.
Please email alumni@csiro.au