Early Career Researcher and Postgraduate network: Life after Postgrad Study
Channel: e socsci
Date: 2017-10-20

The Afterlife of Postgrad Study: Exploring Career Trajectories

A panel of early career and established professionals, who completed postgraduate qualifications at the University of Otago, confront the question, ‘What next?’ in this session on career pathways after postgraduate study.

Panel:

Dr Crystal Filep – Dunedin City Council

Crystal (PhD, Geography) is Team Leader Urban Design at Dunedin City Council. She plays a leading role in the design and implementation of Dunedin’s Central City Plan (including the Warehouse Precinct). Dr Filep also launched and serves as the Chapter Chair of INTBAU NZ. Her practical experience is extensive across the public and private sectors, and spans numerous international contexts.

 Dr Vivienne Anderson – Higher Education Development Centre  (University of Otago)

Vivienne (PhD, Education) is a former primary school teacher, who followed her academic partner across the world and back for three postdoc stints before embarking on her own doctoral studies in Education and Anthropology. Since graduating, she has worked in dental, teacher and higher education contexts.

Dr Navé Wald – Higher Education Development Centre (University of Otago)

Navé (PhD, Geography) completed his doctoral research on the rural geographies of grassroots peasant-indigenous organisations in northwest Argentina, with particular attention to issues of rural development, food politics, radical politics and civil society. Navé’s current research involves a variety of pedagogical as well as political aspects of higher education.

Rebecca Barnes-Clarke – Ministry of Defence

Rebecca (BA Hons, Politics) is a Principal Analyst at the Ministry of Defence in Wellington. She leads the Ministry’s policy work on maritime security and futures thinking. Rebecca has had a wide variety of public sector experience including the Treasury; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and was recently seconded as a senior adviser to Hon Todd McClay.