Training and Mentoring Committee
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Training and Mentoring Committee (TMC)
ACTOR’s Training and Mentoring Committee coordinates the training opportunities for new students and mentors students on research methods, collaboration ethics, and research dissemination methods. TMC coordinates student workshops, tracks student research output, and connects students with partners and other institutions for potential internships or job/career opportunities. The committee evaluates student applications to present at yearly workshops (5 students/year) and applications for exchange visits to other partner institutions. TMC provides mentoring for emerging scholars, students, and post-docs moving toward tenure-track academic positions. (read more)
ACTOR Mentoring Program
In the Fall 2021, the ACTOR project implemented a yearly mentoring program including one-on-one meetings between mentor and mentee pairs as well as group sessions at the end of each semester.
The main goal of the program is to provide emerging scholars, post-docs moving toward tenure-track academic positions, and students with guidance and resources so they can develop as a highly skilled, knowledgeable, and networked cohort of scholars and practitioners capable of advancing the next wave of orchestration research, teaching, creative output, and private-sector activity.
Each pair involved has one 30-minute online session per month scheduled by the mentor/mentee according to the academic calendar, that is from October-December and from February-May.
Mentoring program forms:
CV & Cover Letter Workshop
On September 26, at 1:00pm (EDT), the ACTOR Training and Mentoring Committee (TMC) will hosted an online workshop on CVs and cover letters with professors Robert Hasegawa (McGill University), Pierre Michel (Université de Strasbourg), Lindsey Reymore (Arizona State University), and Caroline Traube (Université de Montréal). The event was open to all ACTOR and CIRMMT members and included a panel discussion followed by breakout sessions for small working groups where participants got a chance to have their materials workshopped.
Video recording of presentations:
Abstract Proposal Workshop
On December 6, 2021, the ACTOR Training and Mentoring Committee (TMC) hosted an online workshop on conference proposal abstract writing with professors Robert Hasegawa (McGill University), Malte Kob (Detmold University of Music). The event was open to all ACTOR student members and included two short presentations followed by breakout sessions for small working groups. Breakout sessions were available in English, French, and German (depending on submissions) and discussed abstracts submitted in advance by participants.
Resources
Video recording of presentations:
Collaborative Student Project Grant
The ACTOR Student Collaborative Project Grant aims to support research in line with ACTOR’s mission to bring the musical use of timbre to the forefront of scholarship, practice, and public awareness as well as to provide students with funding for the summer 2021 and encourage interinstitutional collaboration among students at ACTOR academic partner institutions. For complete eligibility information and to access the application form, visit - ACTOR Student Collaborative Project Grant.
Student Project Reports
Job Opportunities
Visit the links below for information on various job opportunities:
[sites of professional associations]
Effective Research Presentation Workshop
ACTOR’s Training and Mentoring Committee will host a workshop on Designing and Delivering Effective Research Presentations. Aimed at graduate students and early-career scholars, this event features as guest speakers ACTOR Partners Lindsey Reymore (Arizona State University) and Eliot Britton (University of Toronto) as well as Mithura Sanmugalingam (McGill University Teaching and Learning Services).
Topics will include, but not be limited to:
strategies for effective oral presentations
handling audience questions
slide design
time management
adapting your presentation to different audiences
Date / Time: 27 September 10:00am-12:00pm (EST) | 16h00-18h00 (CET)
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