1. Life in Academia What is it Really Like ??

2. Life in Academia What is it Really Like ??

3. Where Did I Come From? PhD Monash (Biochemistry) 1972 Postdoc – St Louis, USA ’72-’74 Prince Henry’s Institute for Medical Research – Melbourne ‘74- ’90 Royal Children’s Hosp, Melbourne ’90-’95 Research & Admin/Management QUT, School of Life Sciences ’95-current Professor of Biochemistry/Head of School Admin/Management & Research

4. Where Do New Academics Come From? Research backgrounds Security (tenure) High expectations of research time/seed funding Professions (pharmacy, medical radiation technology) High discipline expertise, lower pay Rarely from a teaching background Under-estimation of workloads/complexity

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6. Why Did I Become an Academic ? Secure but developing research environment Challenge of new opportunities Postgraduate teaching Expand my management/leadership experience

7. My Academic Journey HIGHS & LOWS

8. My Academic Journey BUT HAVE EVOLVED AS AN ACADEMIC & LEARNED TO KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE WATER HIGHS & LOWS

9. Juggling Balls in the Air Teaching Service Research

10. Workplace Buzzwords ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP QUALITY STUDENTS SUPERVISION MANAGEMENT PUBLISH ADMINISTRATION

11. Workplace Buzzwords ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP QUALITY STUDENTS SUPERVISION MANAGEMENT PUBLISH ADMINISTRATION

12. What Has Been My Academic Experience? Very positive People (staff & students), Highly Collegial Steep Learning Curve - Teaching/Policies & Processes Technology/Regulations/Reporting Internal Bureaucracy Hard work No time boundaries Workload/Life Balance Meetings, Time Management

13. What Has Been My Academic Experience? Competitive Environment Strong Performance Culture PPR LEX Promotion System Personal Development Student interaction very satisfying

14. What Do Other (QUT) Academics Think 2008 Climate Survey Positives Job Satisfaction, Personal Commitment Supportive Environment, Code of Conduct Big Improvers (2005-2008) Supervisor People Management Reward & Recognition, Respect & Fairness Work Area Teamwork

15. What Do Other (QUT) Academics Think 2008 Climate Survey Negatives Workload Work-Life Balance Pay & Relativities Promotion

16. Your Academic Destiny In your hands Largely based on your experience/potential Reflected in your Track Record & CV Communication Vehicle Chronological Voyage Competitive Value Case Validity Collective Vision Career Viability

17. Skill Sets Needed for Academia Strong people skills Communication Strong time management Organisation Decision making Love of teaching Strong discipline knowledge