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<div class="ContentPasted0">The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Chapter of the ASA is inviting nominations for five positions on the Chapter Steering Committee - student representative, senior representative, and three ordinary committee members.</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">The Chapter is active in promoting and assisting the career development of early- and mid-career researchers in the Australian astronomy community. The goals of the chapter are:</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">1. <i>Inform</i> the members about opportunities for professional training and support,</div>
<div class="ContentPasted0">2. <i>Provide</i> training for the members in areas of professional development,</div>
<div class="ContentPasted0">3. <i>Connect</i> the members with each other, with senior academic mentors, and with former academics working in industry, providing a support network,</div>
<div class="ContentPasted0">4. <i>Act</i> as an advocacy and representation body for the members.</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">The ECR chapter has been active since 2013. Over that period, it has organised activities that have been beneficial to our ECR members. Recent activities include organising the ASA ECR Emerging Leaders in Software Development prize,
the ECR Symposium Series, and bi-annual Speed Meet-a-Mentor events. Stay tuned for our upcoming python workshop in September.</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">The ECR Chapter is run by a steering committee who develop and carry out initiatives to fulfill the Chapter’s goals. The Committee consists of a Chair, five ordinary Steering Committee members, a student representative and a senior
representative. Terms are held for two years (ordinary members) and one year (student representative and senior representative). This year we are looking for three ordinary members, the student representative, and the senior representative. If we receive more
nominations than open positions, then a vote will be held.</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">In the interest of having a steering committee that reflects the diverse experiences of the community, we particularly encourage people from racial, cultural and gender minorities to nominate. These positions are open to all Chapter
members, except for the student representative, which is open to students only. You can become a member of the Chapter through the ASA membership website at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_03XC71R2NTzPA6y9T85yiP?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au/">https://asa.astronomy.org.au/membership/join/</a>.</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">Nichole Barry will be the returning officer for this election. Please send all nominations via email to nichole.barry@curtin.edu.au by Monday 24 July, 2023. Each nomination must include a brief paragraph summarising your interest
in the position and how you intend to contribute to the broad goals of the Chapter. Please note that this information will be made available to voters (if voting is needed).</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0">Kind regards,</div>
<div class="ContentPasted0">Nichole Barry - Returning Officer and ECR Chapter Steering Committee immediate past chair( <span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">on behalf of the ECR Chapter steering
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