CUR Councilor (1 opening available per division)

About the Position
CUR seeks collaborative members with strong communication skills to serve as Councilors. The Council is a multidisciplinary advisory body to the Board of Directors. Councilors provide a crucial link between the Board of Directors and Divisions, serving in a communication capacity, bridging the insight of the Division to the work of CUR as a whole by encouraging meaningful sharing of trends, challenges, and opportunities from the Division level. In addition to meetings with the Council, Councilors will be expected to meet with their Divisional leadership to share information and facilitate conversations necessary to serve in their advisory role.

The Council will meet a minimum of 3 times a year, meeting attendance is required, and will also have an opportunity to collaborate in-person at ConnectUR. Participation in CUR’s Annual Leadership Meeting is also required. Any meetings requiring a cost for travel will be the attendee’s responsibility.

The Councilor role is an elected volunteer leadership role that serves a three-year term.

Candidates should review the 2024-2025 Nominations and Elections Booklet to learn more about the qualifications a successful candidate must demonstrate and the responsibilities of this role prior to submitting a nomination.

Qualified candidates should submit their self-nomination and supporting materials by December 15, 2024 at 11:59pm Eastern. Partial submissions will not be reviewed.

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* 1. Nominee Information: The information included in this section should reflect the same information in your CUR profile, please ensure your CUR profile is up to date. If you need help updating your profile, contact us at cur@cur.org.

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* 2. Please select your Primary Division:

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* 3. Please upload an abbreviated CV that highlights your professional accomplishments with respect to undergraduate research.

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* 4. Please describe your leadership experience both within CUR and extramural. (300 words or less)

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* 5. Please share how you anticipate your skills help the Council successfully uphold the following charge?

“The primary focus of this multidisciplinary body will be to provide advisory input to the Board, so they have a broader perspective when making resource investment decisions. The Council will serve in a communication capacity, surfacing key items arising from the Divisions, bridging the insight of the Division to the work of CUR as a whole, and serving as one means of information and resource dissemination from the central organization to the Divisions and members. Finally, Council will provide recommendations to the Board on Division creation, merging, and sunsetting.” (300 words or less)

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* 6. By selecting “Yes” below, you verify you have read the Councilor Handbook and agree to follow the roles + responsibilities and volunteer leadership policies included if selected.

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* 7. By selecting “Yes” below, you confirm that you understand that securing financial support to attend events will be your responsibility and will not be reimbursed by CUR.

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