Mentor Database

Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

Mentor Database

date time

2018-07-05 09:16:22

Name (First, Last)

Astrid Surmatz

Job/ Position Title/ Classification

dr phil, Asst. professor/researcher

Department/ Unit/ Branch

Fac of Humanities

University/ Institution/ Organization/ Employer

University of Amsterdam/Linnaeus University Sweden

City

Amsterdam

Country

Netherlands

Telephone Number (please include country code)

Website

Please check the major focus area that best fits your interests.

Education and Outreach
Interdisciplinary
Human and Social

Primary Discipline

Humanities, Social studies

Please list a few keywords that describe your work and interests Separate the words with a comma ( , ).

Postcolonialism, Arctic and antarctic humanities, travel accounts, film studies

Please indicate the main regions where you work or conduct your research.

Arctic
Both Polar Regions
Global
Antarctic

Photo

Please provide a short biosketch (1000 characters)

In recent years my research has focussed on intermedial representations of the subarctic and polar areas. I am a tenured Assistant professor at Amsterdam university, and I am also a member of the Concurrences LNUC research group in Sweden, where I was named Associate professor in 2013. Due to my research on Linnaeus, I was elected Fellow of the Linnean Society, FLS. In Amsterdam, I continue to be a member of the European Travel Cluster, of the Digitial Emotions Group and of the Translation studies Group and am a member of the VOSSIUS institute for the history of science. I served as a Board member of the IRSCL from 2011-2015 and of the APECS council 2013-2016, and am a member of HASSEG and PEI. Also, I have published and co-edited several volumes on Children´s literature, postcolonial studies and on Astrid Lindgren. I am a member of several editorial boards and co-editor of a bookseries at Winter.

Mentoring activities you are interested in participating in (check all that apply).

Mentor Panels
These panels are held at major international conferences and are coordinated by
APECS members. Participation involves a 2-3 hour commitment on the day
of the panel meeting.
Career Development Presentations
Short presentations at conferences/workshops with a question/answer period.
Career Development Workshop Sessions
Helping in the coordination and facilitation of sessions at major conferences
One-on-One Mentoring
Email correspondence with APECS members regarding career advice (including
alternative careers in polar/cryospheric issues), research skills, data
management and occasional research-specific discussions/questions.
Participation in live online discussions
This will be advertised to all APECS members and will be facilitated by an
APECS Council or Executive Committee Member. Transcripts will be
posted online for future reference.
Reviewing Resumes/CVs and Assisting with Cover Letter Development.
Assisting with proposal development
Reviewing papers and posters
Helping to improve presentation and communication skills

Preferred method of mentoring (check all that apply)

Conferences you normally attend (check all that apply)

Arctic Frontiers
Other

We would very much like to include you in the online mentor database that is available to our members, but we also understand that you might only want us to use your information for our internal purposes. Please let us know if we can include your information on our website.

Sure, include me in your list online