http://myresearchspace.grs.uwa.edu.au/blogs/karenhalls_blog/archive/tags/ecr/default.aspxTags: ecrenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://myresearchspace.grs.uwa.edu.au/blogs/karenhalls_blog/archive/2007/07/04/the-wait-is-over.aspxWed, 04 Jul 2007 08:25:00 GMT8a7e208b-72ee-48b9-aab7-de231d5a09bf:1836Karen.Hall1http://myresearchspace.grs.uwa.edu.au/blogs/karenhalls_blog/comments/1836.aspxhttp://myresearchspace.grs.uwa.edu.au/blogs/karenhalls_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1836<P>I blogged a while ago about things I was waiting to hear back on: the news is that my crazy week of application writing paid off! This week I've begun a six-month position as Graduate Education Officer here at UWA and I've also recieved a Whitfield Fellowship - a six-month, 0.5 role - that will begin after the GEO job finishes. In terms of the thesis, this means that I have six months to get it done and in - a slightly overwhelming prospect, but I'm trying to spin it to myself as an exciting challenge. (This is also a partial excuse for my recent blog silence).</P> <P>What does this all mean for this blog space? A few different things, I think. Firstly, I'll need to articulate and post my 'ethics of blogging'&nbsp; because while considerations of professionalism, privacy and appropriate topics have always informed what I've chosen to put up here, this job means that I could be read as not just speaking for and about myself - even if that is all I'm planning to do. Secondly, I plan on using this blog as a reflective space to talk in particular about issues to do with thesis research and writing as part of the job. And finally, I guess it means that you'll still be hearing from me for another year, as I make the transition to early career researcher - so hopefully you the reader aren't sick of me yet!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P><img src="http://myresearchspace.grs.uwa.edu.au/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1836" width="1" height="1">balanceac(k!)ademiabloggingGEOecr