Dr Lynette Browning is Executive Officer to the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), and Manager of Early Career Researcher Development, at CQUniversity. She holds a Bachelor of Adult and Vocational Education (Honours) from the University of South Australia (UniSA) and a PhD from CQUniversity. Lynette has a strong background in organisational development, early career researcher development, research management, human resources, and equity. She has worked in the higher education sector since 1998 in roles which have included Executive Officer, Senior Consultant in Organisational Development, Manager of the Hawke Research Institute, and Senior Equity Officer. Lynette designed, implemented, and managed the ECR Program at UniSA from 2002 to 2008, and since 2012 has managed CQUniversity’s Early Career Researcher (ECR) program which equips early career academics with the skills to build their research portfolios. The ECR program is now playing a crucial role in shaping the next generation of academic and research leaders. The success of the ECR program is evidenced by a recent Association for Tertiary Education Management award which recognises the program’s 'Excellence in Organisational Development'.