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Dear Colleagues,
This is just a quick email from the RACI Organic Division to remind you of a few things coming up and useful things available on the MyRACI site:
RACI National Congress 2026 approaches!! Super Early Bird Member registration ends at the end of December so remember to register before heading off on a well-deserved Christmas break.
Congratulations to all those members of the division that are graduating from a program of study this month –from an undergraduate degree through to those graduating with a PhD – and everything in between. If you are exploring the next move in your career, check out the Career Centre on MyRACI. You will find current job advertisements posted as well as careers advice and a fantastic AI interview coach that will provide you with practice interview questions AND model answers. You just upload the details of the job you are interviewing for and the coach does the rest. It is free to members and an amazing resource for anyone preparing for an interview.
Looking for a Mentor or to be Mentored? If you would like some support in navigating your career OR would like to share some of your hard won knowledge and expertise with others – look no further that the RACI Mentoring group in MyRACI. Just go to “All Communities” and find RACI Mentoring to join. It is very casual and you can engage as much or as little as you would like. Another great resource for members.
Rebel Girls: RACI has joined forces with an amazing organisations, Rebel Girls, which empowers and inspires young women, especially those with disabilities, to discover a passion for science and understand that they can find a place in STEM careers. Check out the fantastic e-Book and other information here: RACI x Rebel Girls - Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
Awards: Finally, a huge congratulations to Dr. Anh Tuong To, the 2025 Lew Mander Thesis award winner, and Dr. Christopher Sedley, the 2025 Athel Beckwith Lecturer. Official award announcement with details of both winners excellent achievements will follow shortly. Please remember that the 2026 nomination for all Organic Division awards open on 12 January 2026.
I wish all members a very happy and restful Holiday Season and look forward to an exciting 2026.
Kind regards
Jo Blanchfield
Chair Organic Division
Hello Organic Division members,
Just a quick note to remind you that nomination for the Lew Mander best Thesis award and the Athel Beckwith Lectureship are currently open and close on 29th September. Please also note that all Organic Divisional awards (Birch Medal, Mary Garson Medal, Athel Beckwith Lectureship and Lew Mander Thesis award) open early in 2026 (12 January) and will close on 23 March to allow time for these awards to be celebrated at Congress in July.
Dear Organic Division Members,
It is my pleasure to share with you details of an excellent opportunity to become part of the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics. The below details have been provided to me to distribute to our community:
I am excited to share that the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics (Cumming Global Centre) Faculty Recruitment campaign is now live.
https://www.doherty.edu.au/cumming-global-centre-for-pandemic-therapeutics/work-with-us/cumming-global-centre-faculty-recruitment
With the aim of recruiting exceptional global talent to address the core mission of the Cumming Global Centre, we are ambitious that this initiative will attract exceptional researchers to the Centre and University of Melbourne. The Cumming Global Centre intends to recruit up to 20 full-time positions, offering seven-year research packages, to be hosted across the Doherty Institute and the University of Melbourne.
The Faculty Recruitment campaign will recruit emerging and established investigators across a range of areas aligned with the Centre’s mission. These appointments will be employed in multiple departments, schools and faculties across the Doherty Institute and the University of Melbourne, based on the best discipline home for the applicant.
The Faculty Recruitment campaign will recruit Levels C, D and E academics in the following areas:
Our goal is to contribute to our dynamic and diverse research community to enhance collaboration and drive groundbreaking discoveries.
Organic Division Chair.
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