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The Board of Directors is looking for 3 new Board members
Posting date December 14, 2021 - Deadline to apply January 16, 2022 at 5:00pm.
Interviews will be held via Zoom at the end of January The mandate is expected to start in February 2022.
Thèsez-vous
Since 2015, Thèsez-vous has been putting in place environments that foster concentration, structure and a motivating community, helping students and researchers from all universities and fields of study reach new levels of productivity while writing their theses, articles or funding applications. All our activities are driven by documented best practices.
Thèsez-vous in a nutshell:
Description
The Thèsez-vous Board is looking for three new student-members who wish to actively support the non-profit and further academic research practices.
Board members ensure the development and sustainability of Thèsez-vous. They have a mandate to participate in:
This is a two-year volunteer mandate that involves two-hour meetings every six weeks.Personal and collaborative workload, including preparation time and other related tasks, is estimated at 1 hour per week. This workload could unfold irregularly according to upcoming activities.
Board members work voluntarily towards the organization’s goals. It is a unique chance to get to know the organization from within, to share your ideas, and to participate in the development and growth of a community of new researchers. Being a Board member is also about acquiring new skills, sharing knowledge, and gaining in human experience and personal growth.
If you:
Then you will definitely like being a member of the Thèsez-vous Board!
Candidate profile
Requirements:
At a minimum, candidates must be graduate students at a Canadian university, with a good command of both French and English. Meetings and communications are primarily in French, but those who prefer to speak English are encouraged to do so.
Assets:
Given the restructuring that Thèsez-vous has undergone over the past year, we will give special consideration to candidates with a prior and distinctive knowledge of our organization as team members or service users. A preliminary experience with other organisms or on boards of directors is an asset to fulfill this position.
Skills, knowledge or experience in one or more of the following areas is also considered an asset:
Finally, as part of a sincere transformation process, the Board of Directors reserves the right to favor candidates based on inclusion and diversity objectives and criteria.
How to apply
Posting date December 14, 2021 - Deadline to apply January 16, 2022 at 5:00pm.
Interviews will be held via Zoom at the end of January The mandate is expected to start in February 2022.
Thèsez-vous
Since 2015, Thèsez-vous has been putting in place environments that foster concentration, structure and a motivating community, helping students and researchers from all universities and fields of study reach new levels of productivity while writing their theses, articles or funding applications. All our activities are driven by documented best practices.
Thèsez-vous in a nutshell:
- 3-day out-of-the-city writing retreats;
- An urban writing space (and many more to come);
- Online services (and a web application in development);
- An expertise in the best writing practices;
- A supportive and caring community for graduate students and researchers;
- an organization involded in research projects.
Description
The Thèsez-vous Board is looking for three new student-members who wish to actively support the non-profit and further academic research practices.
Board members ensure the development and sustainability of Thèsez-vous. They have a mandate to participate in:
- Sociocratic decision-making (according to the principles of sociocracy);
- Defining the organization’s orientations and projects as well as supervising their implementation;
- Formulating management mechanisms related to the organization's activities (strategic, financial or operational)
- the supervision of targeted work committees on various issues at stake for the organization.
This is a two-year volunteer mandate that involves two-hour meetings every six weeks.Personal and collaborative workload, including preparation time and other related tasks, is estimated at 1 hour per week. This workload could unfold irregularly according to upcoming activities.
Board members work voluntarily towards the organization’s goals. It is a unique chance to get to know the organization from within, to share your ideas, and to participate in the development and growth of a community of new researchers. Being a Board member is also about acquiring new skills, sharing knowledge, and gaining in human experience and personal growth.
If you:
- wish to support graduate students
- wish to know more about social involvement;
- like learning and giving back to the community, and
- like to work as part of a team.
Then you will definitely like being a member of the Thèsez-vous Board!
Candidate profile
Requirements:
At a minimum, candidates must be graduate students at a Canadian university, with a good command of both French and English. Meetings and communications are primarily in French, but those who prefer to speak English are encouraged to do so.
Assets:
Given the restructuring that Thèsez-vous has undergone over the past year, we will give special consideration to candidates with a prior and distinctive knowledge of our organization as team members or service users. A preliminary experience with other organisms or on boards of directors is an asset to fulfill this position.
Skills, knowledge or experience in one or more of the following areas is also considered an asset:
- Governance
- Social economy
- Human Resources
- Legal experience
- Strategic planning
- Project Management
- Financing
- Accounting/finance
Finally, as part of a sincere transformation process, the Board of Directors reserves the right to favor candidates based on inclusion and diversity objectives and criteria.
How to apply
- Simply fill-out this form before January 16, 2022 at 5:00 pm.
- Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.