Nomination Process for 2022-2024
The deadline for nominations is May 6.
Elections for the remaining MCLS trainee board positions (Co-President, Secretary, and Research Chair) will be held in May (May 13-27). Winners will be announced at the annual MCLS meeting in Antwerp in June.
All MCLS trainees (i.e., MCLS members or associate members who do not have a full-time faculty position or equivalent) are kindly invited to nominate themselves or a colleague for one of the open positions (see descriptions below; for further questions please get in touch with us via [email protected] or on our slack channel). Please, feel free to share this page with students, lab mates, and other MCLS trainees.
Click here to nominate yourself and/or nominate a colleague.
Elections for the remaining MCLS trainee board positions (Co-President, Secretary, and Research Chair) will be held in May (May 13-27). Winners will be announced at the annual MCLS meeting in Antwerp in June.
All MCLS trainees (i.e., MCLS members or associate members who do not have a full-time faculty position or equivalent) are kindly invited to nominate themselves or a colleague for one of the open positions (see descriptions below; for further questions please get in touch with us via [email protected] or on our slack channel). Please, feel free to share this page with students, lab mates, and other MCLS trainees.
Click here to nominate yourself and/or nominate a colleague.
Eligibility Criteria for Trainee Board Members
- Individuals who are associate members of MCLS.
- Individuals with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
- Individuals who are trainees (i.e., who do not have a full-time faculty position or equivalent) at the time of their election. If they cease to be a trainee during the course of their term, they may complete the term.
Open positions for 2022-2024
1) Co-President*:
2) Secretary:
- Liaise between the Trainee Board and the MCLS Governing Board by serving as members of the MCLS Governing Board to represent the interests of trainees.
- Articulate a vision for the Trainee Board, create an action plan and timeline.
- Promote the interests and engagement of trainees.
- Oversee and ensure appropriate execution of all Trainee Board initiatives.
- Oversee Trainee Board elections.
- Assume Treasurer duties in the absence of a Trainee Board Treasurer.
- Sits on the Strategic Planning committee with members of the Governing Board and broader MCLS community.
2) Secretary:
- Keeps and distributes board meeting agendas and minutes.
- Manages records to document institutional knowledge for future iterations of the board (e.g., organize shared documents and folders).
- Maintains a list of past and present members, including term information.
- Oversees the evaluation of Trainee Board activities.
- Works with the communications chair to advertise events or initiatives.
- Oversees trainee research and development initiatives.
- Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster connections among trainees and senior scholars throughout MCLS.
- Proposes ways in which the Trainee Board can increase the reach of MCLS to a wider academic audience.
- Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster international networking, collaboration, and outreach.
- Works closely with the Policy and Practice Chair to ensure alignment and coherence of initiatives.
- Advocates for maximal accessibility for trainee members for both in-person and online programming.
- Works closely with all other board members to ensure programming is equitable, includes relevant perspectives, and is representative of the broad and diverse international community of the MCLS.
- Sits on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee with members of the Governing Board and broader MCLS community.