In 2021 the Vietnamese Government passed a National Strategy on Gender Equality 2021-2030 aimed at narrowing the gender gap in many areas including education. In view of the importance of strengthening the enabling environment for women and men to participate and enjoy equally all aspects of academic life, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has been awarded with the Australian Volunteers Program Impact Fund 2023-2024 to deliver services to academic women, with the aim of:

• having more women hold key leadership positions;
• increasing women’s research output;
• reducing the average time spent on unpaid housework and childcare

USSH are offering Academic women two separate workshops: Workshop 1: Academic Leadership Skills (tentatively scheduled for mid-November 2023), and Workshop 2: Research Bootcamp (tentatively scheduled for mid-February 2024).

You are invited to register for one or both workshops by COB Monday, 23 October 2023, through this

Workshop 1: Academic Leadership Skills

15 academic women will be selected for leadership training in a two-day workshop. These could be women in already existing leadership positions as well as those aspiring to leadership positions within the university. You will use newly gained knowledge, skills and motivation either to increase your accomplishments in your already assigned leadership positions or to apply for academic leadership positions as they arise in the university. After the workshop mentors will conduct an individual follow up session for participants. Here the participant will hone their skills, including identifying university leadership positions they might apply for and drilling the application process.
Subsidised childcare costs (1 million VND/1 participant/1 month for at least two months) will facilitate academic women’s attendance at, participation in and completion of this workshop.
Criteria for selection:

• PhD or equivalent;
• Head or Vice Head of a unit/department/faculty;
• Having children under 16 years old

Important dates for this workshop:

• October 09: Registrations open
• October 23: Registrations close
• October 27:  Notification of acceptance
• November 13-17, 2023: Workshop 1 takes place

 

Workshop 2: Research Bootcamp

10 academic women will be selected for training in publication in international refereed journals. You will undertake a two-day research bootcamp at the University comprising training sessions conducted by successful academic researchers, interspersed with writing sessions to complete their articles.
Individual follow-up sessions: Research
A follow-up individual session will be held with each leadership candidate.
Subsidised childcare costs (1 million VND/1 participant/1 month for at least two months) will facilitate academic women’s attendance at, participation in and completion of this workshop.

Criteria for selection:

• PhD or equivalent;
• Having children under 16 years old;
• Having at least one publication in internationally referred journals, or book chapter in a volume published by internationally renowned publishers;
• Participants are required to submit an abstract (maximum 200 words, in English) from already existing research that they can develop to a full article (8000 words) before the Workshop in February 2024

Important dates for registration and submission of abstract:

• October 09: Registration and submission open
• October 23: Registration and submissions close
• October 27: Notification of acceptance
• February 19-23, 2024: Workshop 2 takes place

 

For further questions:

Dr. Nguyễn Thu Hương, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology [email protected]
Dr. Annie Hilsdon: [email protected]