Dear MED Colleagues,
I am asking for your help in identifying suitable candidates for the inaugural Division Student-at-Large Representative role for MED. This is the first time that we are going to have a student representative as part of MED's executive team. This reflects the Division's Strategic Priority of attracting more doctoral students to our division and further engaging those students who are members already. As we are anxious to select a student representative before the Academy meeting commences and due to the severe time constrains, we will have a very fast procedure and tight schedule this year. Please note that it is expected that certain formal aspects of the position would need to be ratified through an official process, which we plan to engage in during the coming year. Therefore, the elected student reprehensive may act for a while as a de-facto representative pending the completion of a formal process of updating regulations etc.
Brief description of role and responsibilities:
The Student Representative is viewed as an important executive role. The MED student representative's primary role is to bring the perspectives, needs and wishes of management doctoral students who are interested in MED Division mission and issues to the attention of the Division and, specifically, to the MED Executive group. The student rep is expected to:
1. Maintain communication with the Division's student members through regular e-mails to student members.
2. Solicit doctoral students' views on MED-related issues and promote MED division's interests in general and, specifically, among doctoral students.
3. Prepare a brief annual 'News and views for doctoral students' column for the MED newsletter.
4. Represent the views of doctoral students at Executive and Business meetings.
5. Assist and liaise with the NDSC before and during the annual Academy Meeting.
6. Assume any other responsibilities requested by the Division Chair and/or Executive Committee.
It is envisioned that the student rep will be the main bridge between the majority of MED members who are faculty members and the existing and potential student members of the MED division.
Term: The initial service term is one year, beginning at the Annual Meeting, with a possible extension of the term for a second year.
Eligibility:
Any student who is a current member of the MED Division and will be a student enrolled in doctoral studies as of August 2011 is eligible to be nominated for the role. Self nominations are accepted and encouraged. In addition, my preference would be for a candidate who:
A. Does not expect to graduate before January 2012;
B. Is able and planning to attend the Academy annual meeting next month.
Application Procedure:
Self- or other nominations should consist of:
· Brief cover letter or email message indicating interest or potential suitability for the Division Student Representative;
· A brief vita of no more than five pages, indicating relevant qualifications and experience.
All applications and related communications should be directed to the MED Division's Program Chair-Elect, Jacob Eisenberg at jacob.eisenberg@ucd.ie .
Deadline for sending nomination materials: July 27.
Warm wishes,
Jacob
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Jacob Eisenberg, Ph.D.
2010-11 PDW Chair, MED Division, Academy of Management
UCD Graduate School of Business,
University College Dublin,
Belfield, Dublin 4,
Ireland
Tel: +353-1-716 4774
Fax: +353-1-716 4762
Email: Jacob.eisenberg@ucd.ie
http://www.ucd.ie/management/jacob-eisenberg.htm
http://division.aomonline.org/med/