The
deadline for expressions of interest in WIGS committee
vacancies has been extended to this Sunday 18 June.
Please see below for details.
A number of
committee terms of office are ending at the same time, as a
result of which we are advertising the following WIGS
committee vacancies: Irish Representative, PG Representative,
and IT officer. This is an excellent opportunity to hold a
position of responsibility in a national professional
organisation of nearly thirty years’ standing. You will be
supported by a dedicated and cooperative team of colleagues on
the WIGS committee. All committee roles are voluntary. Travel
expenses are paid to WIGS meetings, and reasonable
accommodation costs may also be covered, depending on
circumstances. Terms of office are normally three years.
Irish Representative
The presence of an Irish representative on the Women in German
Studies Committee reflects the Association's awareness of the
diversity of its membership and its continued commitment to
representing colleagues in the Republic of Ireland. The WIGS
Irish representative is primarily responsible for ensuring the
flow of communication between WIGS and its Irish members and
the Irish Germanists' association (GSAI). The Irish
representative attends annual meetings (usually held in the
location in which the annual conference is to take place) and
takes a full part in committee activities including supporting
conference organisation, adjudicating book and essay prizes
and evaluating travel grant applications. Some financial
support is available for travel to meetings. This position
offers a wonderful opportunity to contribute to the scholarly
community in German Studies, to support early career and
postgraduate students and to enjoy the vibrant network
fostered by Women in German Studies. If you would like to know
more, please feel free to contact the current Irish rep
Gillian Pye ([log in to unmask]).
Please also submit expressions of interest to Gillian Pye via
email by 18 June 2017.
PG Representative
The open conference in Oxford in June will mark my third year
as the WIGS Postgraduate Representative and will end my period
of office in this position. This means that any postgraduate
member of WIGS interested in standing for the role of PG Rep
will be able to do so at the AGM this year. It has been a
fantastic experience working with the committee during my time
in office and I can only recommend postgraduate members to
consider applying for this role.
The responsibilities of PG Representative include: maintaining
the PG section of the blog (familiarity with WordPress is
desirable), organising the PG workshop for the annual
conference, relaying the issues of PG members to the
committee, attending the annual WIGS committee meeting and
conference, and reviewing the submissions for the book
proposal prize and the PG essay prize. The term of office for
PG Representative is usually three years.
Eligibility: Normally you will have been a member of WIGS for
at least one year, and you should be familiar with the work of
the association.
Any questions about the role should be sent to the current PG
Representative, Cyd Sturgess ([log in to unmask]).
Please also submit expressions of interest to Cyd Sturgess via
email by 18 June 2017.
IT Officer
The WIGS committee is looking for a new IT officer to join
them as soon as possible. The role consists of maintaining the
Wordpress blog as well as the WIGS website with its membership
list and archived material. Additionally, the website (http://www.wigs.ac.uk/)
requires modernisation both for display and ease of access
(barrier-free access). The incoming IT officer should be
comfortable with working in XHTML/CSS and CMS/FTP.
Eligibility: Normally you will have been a member of WIGS for
at least one year, and you should be familiar with the work of
the association.
People interested in the role can contact the interim IT
officer Birgit Mikus ([log in to unmask])
with any questions. Please also submit expressions of interest
to Birgit Mikus via email by 18 June 2017.
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Dr Katya Krylova
www.katyakrylova.org
Secretary, Women in German Studies (WIGS)
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