The Australian SHAPE EMCR Network has been established to ensure early and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) have a voice, networks, and opportunities within the humanities, arts and social sciences, and in turn are able to shape the field. The Network has been formed with the full support of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH) and the Academy of the Social Sciences Australia (ASSA) in response to the well-documented challenges in the sector faced by EMCRs.
This Network will ensure that EMCRs have a voice in the across the higer education sector and the nation. Through advocacy and representation in academies and across governments, the Network aims to empower EMCRs within their own institutions.
It aims to create and maintain a network of researchers across disciplines, at various stages of their early to mid career, that fosters a culture of collaboration, support and well-being at a critical time in researchers’ careers.
Finally, it will work with the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Academy of the Social Sciences Australia to promote and create diverse opportunities that sustain, build, and empower the future of the humanities, arts and social sciences through its EMCRs.