IARPC Collaborations is seeking volunteer co-leads for the Early Career Community of Practice. @Angela Bliss (NASA), @Katy Smith (NSF/QED), and @Samantha Halstead Santez (NASA/UMD) are currently co-leading this team and new co-leads will join this amazing leadership team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply. This is an excellent opportunity for postdocs or students doing Arctic research to join the IARPC Collaborations team.
The Early Career Community of Practice encourages sharing information, news, and events relevant to early career development and to foster connections within the Arctic sciences. Team leaders work with USAPECS to develop regular newsletters promoting recent early career research publications and sharing training, job, funding, and collaboration opportunities relevant to community members. Within IARPC, the community of practice promotes participation in monthly meetings and webinars and to report on early career efforts that contribute to deliverables of the Arctic Research Plan. Recent activities of the Early Career Community of Practice also include developing an annual survey of the IARPC Collaborations early career cohort to follow change in demographics over time and to identify community needs. More information about the Early Career Community of Practice is available here.
Co-leader Responsibilities:
IARPC Collaborations leaders have cyclical and ongoing responsibilities that include:
- Leading the community of practice in a thoughtful and inclusive way
- Regularly communicating and working in a collaborative way with fellow co-leads
- Acting as a resource and coordinator for community members’ questions and ideas on community of practice activities
- Planning team activities for coming year
- Reaching out to potential speakers for community meetings and working with co-leads and IARPC Secretariat on meeting agendas and announcements
- Organizing and chairing community of practice meetings
- Supporting reporting on community of practice activities
- Participating in annual team leader workshops
Co-leads can expect to devote between 6 and 10 hours per month on average to their leadership role. We ask applicants to be prepared to commit to serve at least two years as a co-lead. If there are unforeseen circumstances that require team leaders to step down before two years, we request they help find a replacement in discussion with the other co-leads. All those selected to be co-leads will be trained and onboarded.
To apply:
Please email@Liz Weinberg (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with the following information by September 19:
- Brief statement of intent stating why you are applying for a leadership role, what you hope to gain from the leadership experience, and what you want to contribute to the Early Career Community of Practice
- Up to date resume/CV
