Early Career Leadership Program Advisor Survey

Each ECLP subcommittee will have at least 2 active advisors. Graduate students and postdocs are not eligible to serve as ECLP advisors.

The ECLP advisor position entails:

- 2-year appointment

- Attending an ECLP Advisor Onboarding meeting (1 hour)
- Attending monthly committee meeting (1 hour per month)
- Providing guidance and advice on ECLP projects (1 hour per month)
- Providing feedback to Engagement staff (1 hour)

You can review the Early Career Leadership Program by clicking here.

If you would like someone to contact you about individualized application support, email us at engagement@genetics-gsa.org.

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* 1. Please upload your curriculum vitae (CV) or resume.

If you have any issues, please email your CV or resume to engagement@genetics-gsa.org.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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* 2. First and Last Name:

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* 3. Pronouns:

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* 4. Email:

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* 5. Current Organization or Affiliation:

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* 6. Job Title:

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* 7. Country of Residence:

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* 8. Social Media account(s). Please type "N/A" if not applicable.

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* 9. Please indicate which committee(s) you are most interesting in advising:

Steering Committee: The Steering Committee is composed of the co-chairs of each subcommittee. They meet with the GSA Executive Director and members of the Board of Directors to discuss the direction of the Early Career Leadership Program, as well as share resources and establish collaborative projects between the subcommittees. The Steering Committee provides guidance to the ECLP subcommittees and facilitates projects, events, and proposals.

Accessibility Subcommittee: The Accessibility Subcommittee aims to make ECLP’s leadership and training opportunities more inclusive of early career scientists with disabilities. Members help raise awareness within ECLP about the challenges and needs of scientists with disabilities and adopt a combination of universal design approaches to improve the accessibility of ECLP’s projects and resources. Member of this subcommittee work in coordination with GSA’s Equity and Inclusion Committee.

Career Development Subcommittee: The Career Development Subcommittee supports early career scientists who are navigating their career trajectories by organizing career development workshops and writing Decoding Life articles to shed light on the career options available to scientists in the field of genetics.

Community and Membership Engagement Subcommittee: The Community and Member Engagement Subcommittee provides a venue for members of the other subcommittees as well as Early Career Scientists in the GSA to connect with each other through online seminars, such as Science in a Snapshot and virtual networking events.

Communication and Outreach Subcommittee: The Communication and Outreach Subcommittee provides a collaborative and inclusive environment to work with early career scientists in developing their science communication skills through science writing for the general public, workshops, and other initiatives.

Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee: The Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee aims to provide an interdisciplinary opportunity for early career scientists interested in developing their skills in science policy and advocacy through workshops, career informational interviews, and networking events.

Multimedia Subcommittee: The newly established Multimedia Subcommittee will focus on developing skills related to technological formats. The initial project will be producing a new Genetics Society of America podcast called Genetics In Your World which will highlight GSA Journal articles.

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* 10. Please list any relevant organizations you are affiliated with which are not indicated on your CV.

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* 11. (200 words max) What are your previous experiences working with Early Career Scientists? What did you most enjoy about the process?

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* 12. (200 words max) Which leadership skills would you feel confident in providing guidance for with the Early Career Leadership Program and/or the subcommittee you advise? Examples: CV building, supervisory skills, scientific writing, etc.

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* 13. Would you be willing to answer demographic information?

Yes