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\nOffice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2747, Australia, [email: m.locke@westernsydney.edu.au](email: m.locke@westernsydney.edu.au)  \nGrowing research into the experiences of non-Indigenous early career researchers (ECRs) has identified a multitude of challenges that can impede early research career development.  \nExpectations to publish, secure research grants and to deliver large teaching loads contribute to high levels of frustration and stress. While additional challenges—often associated with cultural work—have emerged in the literature with regards to Australian and international Indigenous academics, research focused specifically on Indigenous Australian early career researchers is severely lacking. This paper begins with an examination of the Australian Indigenous pipeline to early career positions through undergraduate and postgraduate study. It reviews the trajectories of non-Indigenous early career researchers and then draws on emerging research by Indigenous academics in Australia and abroad to advocate specific investigation of the career trajectories of Indigenous Australian early career researchers. In accordance with a commitment from Australian universities to increase the number of Indigenous students and scholars, it is critical that experiences and needs of Indigenous early career researchers are investigated and understood. With a deeper level of understanding, more effective strategies and systems can be implemented to better support and facilitate career trajectories of Indigenous Australian early career researchers and thus build a richer academy.  \nKeywords: early career researchers, Indigenous strategies  \nIntroduction  \nWhile there are increasing numbers of Australian Indigenous people gaining doctoral qualifications (Trudgett et al., 2016), the focus has been on how to move Indigenous people through the pipeline from undergraduate to postgraduate studies. Indigenous engagement and participation in higher education has a relatively young history in Australia, as formal measures to encourage and specifically cater to the needs of Indigenous students were not undertaken until the early 1970s. The establishment in 1973 of the Aboriginal Task Force program (ATF) was a late but significant development, and is a recognised turning point in achieving successful engagement of Indigenous people in higher education (Bin-Sallik, 2003; Coates et al., 2021; Holt & Morgan, 2016; Rigney, 2001; Trudgett, 2009;). Up until this point, Indigenous participation in higher education was rarely, if ever, seriously considered as a priority by the higher education sector (Rigney, 2001) .  \nAn important outcome of the ATF program was the creation of Indigenous support units (ISUs), which were specifically designed to address identified barriers to Indigenous engagement and participation in higher education. These specialised study and social spaces enabled inclusion of Indigenous knowledges, culture, and histories, creating culturally safe learning environments in which Indigenous students  \nengaged and successfully completed their studies (Bin-Sallik, 2003; Coates et al., 2021) . Following the initial centre in South Australia, ISUs were gradually adapted and/or replicated as the main source of support for Indigenous students in almost every university across Australia (Asmar et al., 2015; Holt & Morgan, 2016; Rochecouste et al., 2017) . Results from the ATF program provided sound evidence that Indigenous students were more than capable of completing studies in higher education (Bin-Sallik, 2003) . Increasing Indigenous student engagement led to research that focused on undergraduate students (DiGregorio et al., 2000; Malcolm & Rochecouste, 1998), transition to higher education (Oliver et al., 2013) and seeking answers to what fostered","cbCaifISLwCXfpWE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifISLwCXfpWE","pdf",331996,16,"English","# Introduction\n## Indigenous pipeline and early engagement\n## Outcomes of the Aboriginal Task Force program\n## Policy reports and recommendations\n## From participation to post-doctoral trajectories","[{\"question\":\"What challenges affect early career researchers’ development in this paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper highlights challenges related to expectations to publish, secure research grants, and handle large teaching loads, which contribute to frustration and stress.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is Indigenous-focused early career research described as insufficient?\",\"answer\":\"It states that while cultural work-related challenges are emerging in the literature, research specifically focused on Indigenous Australian early career researchers is severely lacking.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the paper argue should be investigated beyond Indigenous student participation?\",\"answer\":\"It argues for extending inquiries from participation to Indigenous completion and employment in the academy, including post-doctoral career trajectories of Indigenous scholars.\"}]","Beyond the doctorate - Indigenous Early Career Research trajectories | PDF",1792078761]