[ASA] The ECR How To Series continues next week!

[GIULIA GOLINI]

Dear ASA community,
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for the second talk in the ECR How To Series with Dr Liana Rauf! It was great to have you with us again, and a big thank you to Liana for sharing her experience and valuable insights into building collaborations, leading observing proposals, and developing your career in astronomy.
The How To Series continues next week with Dr Anastasia Shavrova, who will be talking about:
How to Write a CV That Gets You Shortlisted
Dr. Anastasia Shavrova is a Lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She is an evolutionary ecologist with a PhD from UNSW, Australia, and an MSc in Biological Sciences from Queen's University, Canada. Her career spans both academia and industry. She has worked as a biology consultant and as an operations manager for several Canadian companies. Currently, she runs a research lab focused on sexual selection and teaches courses in ecology and evolution. She is also a science communicator, having done radio for ABC and appeared at science festivals including Splendour in the Grass and the Sydney Comedy Festival. Throughout her career, she has worked with industry professionals and researchers around the world, and she sits on multiple hiring teams, where she reviews applications for academic and professional roles.
Not sure how to present your experience on paper and stand out? This workshop covers how to organise your achievements and impact, write a standout CV and cover letter, and prepare for interviews. We'll review real examples together to see what works best in both industry and academia. Bring your CV along!
📅 Monday, 9 November 2026
🕐 2:30 pm Melbourne/Sydney time (AEDT)
💻 Free and Online
Want some feedback on your CV? Send it to ovidalvelazquez at swin.edu.au<mailto:ovidalvelazquez at swin.edu.au>! We will anonymise the examples so we can look at real CVs, discuss what works well, and explore how they could be improved.
FREE REGISTRATION: https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/24bwC81V0PTQkPxKzFnfg6ty0BJ9?domain=trybooking.com
If you have any questions you'd like to ask Anastasia, you can also submit them in advance here:
https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/gGtpC91WPRTxONPpMHEhNYtqlSSp?domain=forms.gle
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And the series doesn't stop there! We have two more talks coming up.
Dr Dougal Dobie
Scientific Writing: From Blank Page to Final Draft
📅 Monday, 16 November 2026, at 2:30 pm AEDT
Diana Haikal
How to Network Without Feeling Like You're Networking
📅 Monday, 23 November 2026, at 2:30 pm AEDT
We look forward to seeing many of you there and continuing to share useful skills, insights, and behind-the-scenes knowledge to help you navigate your career!


Best,

Giulia

(on behalf of The ASA ECR Committee)



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School of Physics, UNSW Sydney
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