[ASA] Nominations open for ASA ECR Chapter Steering Committee

[Manodeep Sinha]

Hello all,

A reminder that the nominations to the ASA ECR Chapter Steering 
Committee close *this Friday (10/06/2022). *If you have any questions 
regarding the Chapter or the nominations, please do get in touch with me 
(msinha at swin.edu.au).

Cheers,
Manodeep
(on behalf of the ASA ECR Chapter Steering Committee)

On 30/5/22 8:46 am, Manodeep Sinha wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Chapter of the ASA 
> <https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3lNJCROND2urQXYn4u9tFoP?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/CubDCVARKgClX8B0qCz1cps?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/wxnxCWLVXkUjx83zriKzyJ4?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

-- 
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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