Australasian Association of Philosophy

A Postgraduate Steering Committee was formally elected at the 2008 Conference. Enquiries to the committee can be directed to Committee Chair and Student member on AAP Council, Clare McCausland: c.mccausland AT pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

Events:

2008 AAP Conference
AAP Workshops for graduate students (held annually at the AAP Conference)
2008 Australasian Postgraduate Philosophy Conference (APPC) was hosted by the University of Sydney and was held from Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th March, 2008
Philosophy Conferences in Australasia

Employment:

Jobs - PhD Scholarships; Postdoctoral Fellowships and Staff positions

Information pertinent to postgraduates is circulated on the aphil mailing list

Career Advice:

The Early Career Job Market: Information and Advice for Australian Philosophers.
This page is put together by Mark Colyvan, Professor of Philosophy, University of Sydney, through his role organising career workshops in Australia and New Zealand. Career workshops for postgraduates are now held annually at the AAP Conference. The page is composed with the Australian experience in mind, but much of the advice is applicable for New Zealand and Singapore.
Will your Philosophy Degree get you a job? Studying Philosophy as part of a Non-Academic Career. 93.6KB pdf download
Prepared by the AAP, this document outlines the generic skills philosophy graduates obtain as part of studying a philosophy degree.
'I think therefore I earn'
Recent article (20 November 2007) in the Guardian Higher News about the skills philosophy graduates have to offer and their increasing popularity with employers.

Publishing:

Publishing Your Philosophy.
This page is put together by Neil McKinnon, Postdoctoral Fellow, Monash University.

The above pages by Colyvan and McKinnon are not official AAP documents authored by the AAP. Whilst the AAP recognises these pages as useful resources, it does not necessarily endorse all of the advice contained therein.