Are you looking for a way to get active in APECS and the APECS leadership? How about you apply to the APECS Council!
The new Council term for 2013-2014 is starting on 1 October 2013 and we encourage YOU to consider applying for it and help us shape our organization and the future of polar research!
Do you want to find out more about what the APECS Council does? Check out for more info http://www.apecs.is/who-we-are/leadership/council/about-the-council.html or http://www.apecs.is/who-we-are/leadership/council.html!
How do you apply for the APECS Council?
It's easy! You only have to provide the following in one PDF:
- Current contact information and career level
- Brief bio (200 words)
- Present picture of yourself
- Name and email address of two references
- Expression of Interest Letter (around 500 words) explaining the following:
- A). why you are interested in APECS and sitting on the Council? This includes any ideas you have for projects or activities the organization could undertake, a desire to become more connected to the larger polar community, ways to improve APECS and the role of young researchers in polar research, general interest in the process of the organization, and many others.
- B). Any major periods of extended absence, such as field work, long vacations, intense exam periods or any other long period of absence.
- C). It is also quite helpful to know a little about your experiences (including previous APECS involvement - if any) and why you are interested in the Polar Regions.
A detailed description of the application procedure for the APECS Council can be found here.
Applications to the APECS Council can be sent to the Council Co-Chairs Sanna Majaneva (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)!
If you want to start right away for the new term starting October 1, please make sure to send in your application before 9 September. Due to the transition period to the new 2013-2014 Executive Committee at the end of September and beginning of October, Council applications received after September 9 will not be dealt with until later in October.
If you think the Council sounds good but would like to be even more involved, Executive Committee nominations are also open until 8 September, 2013!
If you have any questions about what it means to be a member of the APECS Council, the application process or any other queries, please send an email the Council Co-Chairs Sanna Majaneva (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and / or Christie Wood (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)!
