Our next AGM takes place on Wednesday September 3rd, at 9am. We have exciting opportunities for new committee members to join our activities – if you are thinking of joining the research group, see details of committee roles below.
Social Media & Website Officer (two-year post)
The Social Media & Website Officer of SCGRG will:
- Take the lead in posting content promoting SCGRG activities on the group’s social media channels.
- Maintain the SCGRG website, ensuring key content (e.g. committee roles, annual conference information) is kept up to date.
- Post content (on either social media and/or the website, as appropriate) generated by other committee members to promote group activities.
- Support wider research group activities
Treasurer (three-year term)
The Treasurer is a member of the executive committee of the Research Group, alongside the Chair and Secretary. The main duties of the Treasurer are:
- Keeps the accounts for the group
- Ensures payments are made on behalf of the group
- Compiles and submits the group’s annual financial reporting
- Decision-making on committee activities as part of the Executive
- Support and, where appropriate, co-lead research group activities
The Treasurer is expected to be a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Those who are interested in taking on a Research Group executive committee role (Chair, Secretary, Treasurer), but whose circumstances prevent them from taking up Society Fellowship, are invited to submit an expression of interest for a bursary to support Fellowship using the form available here: https://www.rgs.org/research/research-groups/resources-for-research-group-committees#executive-role-bursaries
There has been one internal expression of interest in this role.
Dissertation Prize Officer (two-year term)
The research group receives nominations for best undergraduate dissertation in the UK each summer, awarding a prize of £50 to the winner, and a one-year subscription to the journal Social and Cultural Geography to the winner and runner-up. The role of the dissertation prize officer is to:
- Coordinate the judging and awarding of prizes for dissertations in line with the Research Group’s policy.
- Update the RGS with details of winners
- Liaise with the Treasurer to award prize money
- Support wider research group activities
Conference Officer (two-year term)
The conference officer:
- Coordinates the group’s activities at the RGS annual conference, including preparing the call for session sponsorship, organising sponsorship of sessions, leading the publicity of sponsored sessions, and managing Research Group Guest registration applications
- Ensures conference information is made available on the research group website and social media
- May also co-organise other events (e.g. workshops, seminars) for the group
- Support wider research group activities
How to Apply
If you are interested in any of the roles above, please fill in the MS Form here: https://forms.office.com/e/w8Ex1jWXzQ
The deadline for applications is 12pm, Tuesday 2nd September.
Our committee secretary will contact you with the Teams link in advance of the AGM, where nominations will take place.
Our AGM takes place on MS Teams on Wednesday September 3rd at 9am. Candidates are normally expected to attend. If this presents difficulty, please contact the Group Secretary, Sinéad O’Connor (sio13@aber.ac.uk).