[ASA] Nominations open for ASA ECR Chapter Steering Committee

[Manodeep Sinha]

Dear colleagues,

The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Chapter of the ASA 
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Dc8YCD1vlpTBnG0v7FW8ZxQ?domain=asa-ecr.org> is inviting nominations for six positions on the 
Chapter Steering Committee - student representative, senior 
representative, three ordinary committee members and the Chair**. 
Nominations should be submitted by email to msinha at swin.edu.au *by 
Friday 10 June, 2022.*

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:

- Inform the members about opportunities for professional training and 
support
- Provide training for the members in areas of professional development
- Connect the members with each other, with senior academic mentors, and 
with former academics working in industry, providing a support network
- Act as an advocacy and representation body for the members

The ECR chapter has been active since 2013. Over that period it has 
organised activities that have been beneficial to our ECR members, 
including workshops (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022), an 
‘Astronomers in Industry’ group for perspectives and advice on moving 
into industry, a scheme for providing feedback on writing (2019), the 
annual ‘Speed-Meet-a-Mentor’ session at the ASA meeting, and a mentoring 
scheme for partnering senior mentors with postdocs and PhD students.

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 the Chair, 3 ordinary 
members, the student representative and the senior representative. If we 
receive more nominations than open positions, then a vote will be held.

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 
https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/g1MWCE8wmrtWgXM9wUw315w?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au.

Manodeep Sinha will be the returning officer for this election. Please 
send all nominations via email to msinha at swin.edu.au *by Friday 10 June, 
2022*. 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 <https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/sFJLCGv0oyCJ0XGYripex_U?domain=asa-ecr.org>. Please note that 
this information will be made available to voters (if voting is needed).

Kind regards,
Manodeep Sinha - Returning Officer and ECR Chapter Steering Committee 
immediate past chair
(on behalf of the ECR Chapter steering committee)

**Typically, the Chair position is held by someone with prior experience 
on the ECR Chapter Steering Committee.

-- 
Dr. Manodeep Sinha,
Senior Research Software Scientist,
ASTRO 3D Centre of Excellence,
SA 118, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing,
Swinburne University of Technology,
Hawthorn, VIC 3122.
+61-3-9214-4918
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