The Academic Department of IAPSS is looking for a Delegations Coordinator from October 1st 2022 to May 2023, to oversee and coordinate the IAPSS Delegations Teams. IAPSS regularly sends delegations to conferences of its international partner associations, during which IAPSS members have the opportunity to present their papers and/or act as Chairs or Discussants on panels. The Delegations Coordinator is expected to spend 6 to 8 hours per week on IAPSS-related activities, depending on the time period and workload.
Tasks include but are not limited to:
- Exploring and establishing academic and research opportunities for IAPSS members.
- Disseminating information regarding opportunities on scholarships, conferences and research opportunities to IAPSS members.
- Launching open calls for delegation teams.
- Assessing applications for delegation members.
- Liaising with IAPSS’ international partners for matters related to delegations, such as the number of participants, duties and available budget.
- Supporting the delegation teams before, during and after the conferences with bureaucratic matters.
Requirements:
- Fluency in English (B2+).
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure (for example during the organisation of conferences).
- Ability to lead and motivate various groups of volunteers.
- Must be enrolled in a degree programme (BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MPhil, PhD or equivalent) or be in-between degrees.
Good to have:
- Prior experience in participating in multicultural teams.
- Experience with IAPSS processes through participation in regional teams / SRCs etc.
- Additional language skills at B1+ level, to further encourage participation in conferences in languages other than English.
Application period: August 29th, 2022 – September 25th, 2022, at 23:59 CEST.
This position is only available to IAPSS members. Successful applicants who are not members of IAPSS will be expected to purchase an IAPSS membership.
All IAPSS positions are fulfilled on a voluntary basis – no remuneration is or will be offered.
Please submit your application (Academic CV in Europass form and motivation letter of maximum 1 page) as a single PDF document through the application portal. Applications submitted via email will not be considered. All applicants will be contacted after the end of the application period. Successful applicants will be notified for an interview. For questions, please contact academic@iapss.org.
