Call for SSB Council Graduate Student Representative Nominations
The Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) invites nominations for one new graduate student representative (hereafter “grad rep”) to serve on the SSB Council from August 1st, 2022 to July 31st, 2024.
As a member of SSB Council, the grad rep will play an important role in the functioning of SSB and provide input to help shape the future of the Society. Grad reps help develop initiatives to better serve student members, participate in Council meetings, and engage with student representatives from other societies (e.g., the American Society of Naturalists and the Society for the Study of Evolution).
Grad reps are expected to be active members of SSB, attend the annual Evolution meeting (registration and one night of accommodation covered by the Society), and serve on the Council for their full 2-year term (extension into postdoctoral work is fine). Voting for the next grad rep will be open to all student members of SSB. Non-student members (e.g., faculty) do not vote in the grad rep elections.
To Apply:
Any student member of SSB may nominate themselves. Faculty are also encouraged to nominate student members of SSB, provided the student has given consent to the nomination. Please email nominations to ssbstudentcouncilreps@gmail.com with the subject “SSB Student Rep Nomination”. Nominations will be accepted until March 1st, 2022.
Nomination materials include a CV (2 page limit) and a short paragraph (250 word limit) for voters to read describing your academic background, and why you want to serve on the Council. You can visit www.systbio.org to learn more about SSB and its activities. Faculty nominations must include the student’s CV and background paragraph as well. Nomination packets should be saved as a single PDF document, with the name of the file in this format: SSBStudentRep_LastName.pdf (where LastName is that of the student).
Our society has strength in diversity, and we want our society leadership to reflect the general diversity of our society and more broadly, global diversity. Students who identify as, and/or have a strong record of advocating for, underrepresented folks in evolutionary biology are highly encouraged to apply.
As a member of SSB Council, the grad rep will play an important role in the functioning of SSB and provide input to help shape the future of the Society. Grad reps help develop initiatives to better serve student members, participate in Council meetings, and engage with student representatives from other societies (e.g., the American Society of Naturalists and the Society for the Study of Evolution).
Grad reps are expected to be active members of SSB, attend the annual Evolution meeting (registration and one night of accommodation covered by the Society), and serve on the Council for their full 2-year term (extension into postdoctoral work is fine). Voting for the next grad rep will be open to all student members of SSB. Non-student members (e.g., faculty) do not vote in the grad rep elections.
To Apply:
Any student member of SSB may nominate themselves. Faculty are also encouraged to nominate student members of SSB, provided the student has given consent to the nomination. Please email nominations to ssbstudentcouncilreps@gmail.com with the subject “SSB Student Rep Nomination”. Nominations will be accepted until March 1st, 2022.
Nomination materials include a CV (2 page limit) and a short paragraph (250 word limit) for voters to read describing your academic background, and why you want to serve on the Council. You can visit www.systbio.org to learn more about SSB and its activities. Faculty nominations must include the student’s CV and background paragraph as well. Nomination packets should be saved as a single PDF document, with the name of the file in this format: SSBStudentRep_LastName.pdf (where LastName is that of the student).
Our society has strength in diversity, and we want our society leadership to reflect the general diversity of our society and more broadly, global diversity. Students who identify as, and/or have a strong record of advocating for, underrepresented folks in evolutionary biology are highly encouraged to apply.