On October 25-26th, the Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa (APTPUO) will be holding it’s inaugural conference - (in)visible: the Lived Realities of Contract Faculty - will highlight, challenge, and examine the dynamics of academic invisibility locally, nationally, and internationally.

It kicks off on Friday, October 25th, at Café Nostalgica at 16:30 for a social event, introductory remarks, the keynote speaker's presentation, a filmmaker's testimony, and an overview of the next day's sessions.

On Saturday, October 26th, the conference moves into the Huguette Labelle Hall in Tabaret Hall as of 8:30 for the presentations and roundtables. During the day, there will be coffee breaks and a free meal.

The scheduled presentations are:

• Rendering contract faculty visible through film

• (In)visibility and identity: marginalization, stress and stories of perseverance

• Excavating the neoliberal university

There will also be roundtable discussions on the following topics:

• Who is the ‘part-time’ professor?

• The Québec model

• Adjunct researchers and administrators: shouldering the (mostly) unpaid burdens

• PhD students confront a challenging future

You can catch me on the PhD Panel. Read more about the Panel here:

It is estimated that just one in six PhD students will get a tenure-track position. How can PhD students prepare themselves for a dismal job market inside the Academy and what strategies can be adopted to improve future career prospects.