Call for applications – AuthorAID Foundational Stewards

By Andy Nobes | Aug. 09, 2023 | Call for applications News

Are you looking for an opportunity to contribute to the development of AuthorAID, gain experience working on an international project, and support thousands of researchers around the world?

We are now looking for community members to join the Stewards team as ‘foundational’ level Stewards in 2023/2024.

You can apply online here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/AA-stewards

Please apply by Monday 21st August 2023

As a foundational-level Steward, you will contribute experience and expertise from your individual/country context to the project, and you will be invited to provide input and feedback on AuthorAID work, represent your region (and/or discipline), and take part in decision making on AuthorAID activities. You will be expected to join quarterly meetings and some other ad hoc meetings and take part in discussions via email and WhatsApp and other online platforms.

We hope this initiative will broaden the expertise of the team and increase the diversity of represented regions and disciplines. We are therefore particularly interested* in members who are based in the following regions and/or conduct research in the following thematic areas:

Regions

Latin America
South East Asia
Francophone Africa
Middle East or North Africa

Additionally, to represent our GPEKE partner countries:

Ethiopia
Uganda

Thematic areas we are particularly interested in:

SDG 1 – No Poverty
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
SDG 4 – Quality Education (pre-higher education)
SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 – Decent Work and Innovation
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 14 – Life Below Water
SDG 15 – Life on Land
SDG 16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

(* Applications are very welcome from all nationalities and disciplines, but we will give priority to those in the above regions and areas which are not currently represented in our Steward team.)

Please note this is a voluntary role.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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