ACERE 2025 Doctoral Consortium (DC)
Are you pursuing a PhD on an entrepreneurship-related topic? Then this is for you!
The ACERE Doctoral Consortium is an excellent opportunity to network with your cohort of emerging scholars and inspiring world leading scholars.
Doctoral students whom have attended in the past are invited to apply again, but places will be prioritised for those whom have not attended previously. Registration at the ACERE conference is required.
Application Deadline: 30 November, 2024
When: Monday, 10 February 2025, from 10:00 am to 5:00pm, including lunch, morning and afternoon tea, followed by an evening social event.
Where: Deakin Downtown, Level 12 in Tower 2 of Collins Square, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia.
The 2025 ACERE Doctoral Consortium is a forum for doctoral students to learn and develop as scholars. Attendees will receive feedback from senior faculty on their research, learn how to develop a publication strategy and broader pathways for impact and learn how best to prepare for the job market. The Doctoral Consortium is in-person and hosted at Deakin Downtown.
Aims
- To provide PhD candidates with expert feedback on their research and advice on key challenges in the dissertation process
- To learn how to develop a publication strategy and build impact pathways from early in the PhD project
- To learn about the academic job market and opportunities in industry and government
- To facilitate and promote networking and meet leading Australian and international entrepreneurship researchers as well as other PhD candidates in an informal setting,
Format
The day is organised as a combination of small group discussions, Q&As, panel sessions and informal opportunities to connect with other participants.
Confirmed Participating Faculty
Organisers:
- A/Prof. Erik Lundmark, Macquarie University
- Dr Binyam Alemayehu, The University of Adelaide
Confirmed Faculty and Mentors*:
- Prof. Per Davidsson, Queensland University of Technology & Jönköping International Business School
- Prof. Dean Shepherd, Notre Dame University
- Prof. David Audretsch, Indiana University
- Prof. Maw Der Foo, Nanyang Technological University
- Prof. Kim Klyver, The University of Southern Denmark
*The list will be updated upon confirmation of further faculty and mentors.
Application Process
Applications are now open online and close on 30 November via this link
You will be asked to provide:
- A summary of your PhD project
- The stage you are at with your PhD project
- Your motivation as for participating in the Doctoral Consortium