Three Committee Roles Open

We have three committee roles open for application. For an informal chat about any of these roles, please do get in touch with me or anyone from the committee. As a research group, we are keen to reflect the diversity of our community and we encourage anyone researching in the sub-discipline to apply.

Treasurer (3-year term)

• Handle routine financial transactions of the research group;

• Oversee the technicalities of maintaining the group’s bank account;

• Produce annual statements and other finance-related documents for the RGS-IBG;

• Assist other committee members with the planning of events and initiatives;

• Contribute to other research group activities as relevant;

• As required, represent GCYFRG at RGS-IBG meetings, e.g. annual Research Group Forum, twice-annual Research Group Sub-Committee;

• Support with Research Group initiatives;

• The Treasurer must be an RGS-IBG Fellow.

Writing Retreat Officer (3-year term)

• Organise the annual GCYFRG writing retreat (whether in-person or online);

• Liaise with GCYFRG treasurer regarding budget, fees, etc;

• Work with other GCYFRG committee members (usually Chair and Treasurer) on applications for RGS funding to support PGR bursaries;

• Advertise places at the retreat via listservs;

• Keep detailed records of applications/participants (e.g. payment status, dietary requirements);

• Coordinate the programme for the week;

• Prompt participants to coordinate travel (and to an extent play a role in assisting with logistics, e.g. help organise lift shares/pick-ups from train station);

• Coordinate food for the week;

• Support with Research Group initiatives.

Ordinary Committee Member (3-year term)

• General support to office bearers;

• Promoting/championing the role of GCYFRG in wider academy/geographical circles;

• Appraising one undergraduate dissertation for the annual GCYFRG prize;

• Support with Research Group initiatives.

Application process:

• Please send us your expression of interest via email (no more than 150 words) on why you would like the role and what you could offer the GCYFRG.

• Each application needs to be nominated by another colleague who knows you and your work. They will need to send us a statement of 100 words by the closing date, please ask them to do this.

• The roles will be confirmed via email (date to be confirmed). An online vote will be held if necessary.

• Send expressions of interest and nominations to our current Chair, Dr Helena Pimlott-Wilson (h.pimlott-wilson@lboro.ac.uk) and Secretary Dr. Lauren Hammond (lauren.e.hammond@ed.ac.uk)

Deadline Monday 30th October, 2023

If you would like to be actively involved in our wonderful group, please consider an application.