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The SSE GSAC is looking for three new council members to join our 2025 cohort. Details below!

The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council [2] and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs, and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Our goal is to be a source of information for students and postdocs during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions, and to provide an early-career perspective to the rest of the SSE council. For example, recently we took a leading role in putting on the GREG Seminar Series [3], in-person workshops and networking events during the annual Evolution meeting, virtual International Symposia [4] Series, and the SSE Caregiver Award [5].

Eligibility & Requirements

GSAC members must be graduate students at the time of application and members of SSE. (Learn more about how to join [6].) Applicants should be organized, possess leadership skills, and be interested in working with SSE Council and members to contribute to the Society. Many more details about our activities throughout the year can be found in our GSAC blog post [7] from the former SSE Community Blog. 

We strongly encourage those with non-traditional pathways to graduate school, those from non-R1 universities, and those from outside the United States to apply. GSAC is also committed to diverse representation, and we encourage applicants from historically excluded ethnic, gender, and socio-economic backgrounds. 

Duties

Students serve either a 2 or 3 year term, depending on whether they are chair of their cohort, and generally spend 5-10 hours per month on GSAC activities. Please see page 25 in the Officers Handbook [8] for more details about requirements and current roles. 

How to Apply

To apply, please submit the following to GSAC@evolutionsociety.org by August 30th, 2024 (any time zone):

 (1) A one page statement of interest, addressing: 

• The ideas you would like to bring to GSAC 


• Your experience with leadership, organization and/or communications 


• Your interest in the Society for the Study of Evolution and motivation for joining GSAC


• How you will contribute to the diversity of perspectives needed to represent the diverse student/postdoc body of SSE  


• Any interactions you have had with SSE, such as attending SSE meetings, events, or work on other SSE committees, if applicable


• That you are a current member of SSE

 (2) A copy of your CV

We look forward to reading your applications, and please contact us at gsac@evolutionsociety.org if you have any questions about this process.