Open positions with SURPAS for the fall of 2023

June 20, 2023

Dear Postdoctoral Community,

It’s that time of year again when we are looking for new Leadership members! If interested, please fill in the Google form and contact Leadership for any questions. This is an excellent opportunity to get more involved in SURPAS-related activities and further develop your leadership skills! Please take a look at the description of the positions below. Elections will happen in our June council meeting.

Co-Chair: As Co-Chair of SURPAS, you and your Co-Chair counterpart represent all postdocs at SURPAS meetings, meetings with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Faculty Senate meetings, etc. You also organize and lead the council meetings. To accomplish this, you work closely with the SURPAS leadership team and council, and it’s your job to ensure operations run smoothly and the teams work well. Time commitment: 3-5h/week. Register here.

Community Engagement Liaison: The Liaison helps make resources of SURPAS available to all Stanford Postdocs. The Liaison works with Postdocs interested in working with SURPAS as a sponsor or mentor to help them meet all applicable rules and regulations.
Time commitment: 2-4h/week. Register here.

Events Coordinator: You will coordinate all the committees/associations’ events and maintain the shared calendar. You will be the point of contact if they need help organizing an event and the Liaison with the OPA or other institutions for more significant events. It is an excellent opportunity to meet many people at Stanford or even other universities, and you get to participate in the leadership meeting, where you will learn a lot about what is happening at Stanford!
Time commitment: 1-2 hrs most weeks; 20hrs + during NPAW (one week per year only). Register here.

Communications Director: As Communications Officer, you will be the point person for all communication within the SURPAS council and from SURPAS to the general postdoctoral population. You will oversee three active listservs and a slack channel by subscribing to new postdocs and tending to moderator requests. You will also be the virtual voice of SURPAS, drafting and formatting email announcements about upcoming meetings and events and responding to general inquiries. If you are quick of wit and nimble of fingers… this job is for you!
Time commitment: 2-3 hrs/week. Register here.

Financial Officer: The Financial Officer is familiar with accounting procedures and policies, keeps all financial records of SURPAS, prepares an annual budget, and advises members on financial matters and proceeds payments or reimbursements.
 Time commitment: 1-2 hrs most weeks; can be more for weeks leading to NPAW or a symposium. Register here.

Social Media Manager: The Social Media Manager and Webmaster oversee SURPAS’ online presence. Managing our online platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and website, your role is to keep SURPAS’ activities and achievements readily accessible to both individuals at Stanford as well as those across the US and the world and to provide a friendly and welcoming first point of contact for new arrivals to Stanford. Experience with managing social media is not required, nor is any coding experience. Time commitment: 2-4 hours/week. Register here.

Operations Manager: Your job is to run the internal operations of SURPAS smoothly. You schedule the council meetings, set the agenda for them in consultation with co-chairs and the Leadership, take minutes, and keep track of meeting attendance. You also keep track of the election cycles of each council member, plan and run elections for council members and leadership seats (including recruiting new interested postdocs), and maintain records of council and committee members. I would also like to let you know that you are also in charge of communicating the above items to the council members. Time commitment: ~1-2 hours/week (flexible). Register here.