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Professor Alan Johnson

Position: 
Principal
Organisation: 
Research Management Services International Pty

Emeritus Professor Alan Johnson AM has 30 years of experience in research, research management and research training in a range of organisations including universities, Australian Government agencies, and international research organisations. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in biomedical technology from the South Australian Institute of Technology, followed by a Ph.D. in parasite immunology from Flinders University.
 
During his research career, he published over 100 internationally refereed journal articles and received over $3.5 million in competitive grant funding. Professor Johnson was awarded an M.A. (Hons) in technology and social change from the University of Wollongong in 1989 and an M.Ed.Mgmt. in the use of citation indexing to measure university department performance from Flinders University in 1991.
 
In 2002, he was invited to be a member of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) College of Experts and from 2003
to 2006 he was seconded to the ARC as Executive Director for Biological Sciences and Biotechnology. Under Professor Johnson’s leadership as Deputy Vice - Chancellor (Research) and Vice - President at the University of Adelaide in 2006 and 2007, the university’s annual research revenue exceeded $100 million for the first time.
 
In 2007, he established an international consultancy business, Research Management Services International Pty.
 
Professor Johnson’s book: Charting a Course for A Successful Research Career: A Guide for Early Career Researchers has been used as a resource in many workshops around the world and is discussed by Professor Johnson in his webinar, available in the scival resource library:   http://www.info.scival.com/resource-library 

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Successful Search Strategies & Techniques for Scholars

Harnessing the value of grey literature with peer-reviewed resources

Elsevier Ebooks Usage Study – What are researchers, teachers & students saying about ebooks?

Career Clinic for Young researchers

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