HISTORY LAB+ NEEDS YOU!

Are you post-doc or writing up your PhD?

Did/does your PhD involve historical research?

Want to support a network of your peers, locally and nationally, while further developing your own skills and professional connections? AND have fun doing it?

Whatever sector you do / want to work in – academia, GLAM, publishing, banking and finance, anything! –

We are looking for people like you to fill the following committee roles…

Secretary

● Devise committee meeting agendas in collaboration with the Co-Chairs and Treasurer (committee meetings are tri-annual)

● Convene each committee meeting (poll the committee to find out members’ availability, invite and collate officers’ written reports, and circulate the agenda, written reports, and Zoom/Teams link to committee members)

● Minute each committee meeting

● Circulate minutes and action points to committee members after each meeting

Treasurer

● Devise committee meeting agendas in collaboration with the Co-Chairs and Secretary (committee meetings are tri-annual)

● Negotiate annual budget with the Institute of Historical Research

● Manage budget and keep accounts

● Apply for external funding in consultation with Co-Chairs and individual event organisers, where needed

● Submit a report to each committee meeting

● Attend each committee meeting

Membership Officer (to be assisted by the Regional Ambassador team)

● Be the main point of contact for new members

● Work with Regional Ambassadors to increase membership

● Work with event organisers to encourage speakers and attendees to join History Lab+

● Work with Communications Officers (COs) to add our sign-up survey to the History Lab+ webpage and to develop mechanisms by which members can update their details

● Maintain and update the membership database and national mailing list

● Ensure that History Lab+ is compliant with the law and the Institute of Historical Research’s privacy policies

● Submit a report to each committee meeting (committee meetings are tri-annual)

● Attend each committee meeting

Got an excellent idea for an original training, networking, peer-support or research event?

There is also scope for any member of the committee to…

● lead or assist with the organisation of national events (incl. the History Lab+ annual conference), hosted in person at the Institute of Historical Research, online, or using a hybrid format

● contribute to History Lab+’s annual action plan

● to speak at History Lab+ events

The cost of travel to in-person events and accommodation will be covered.

To apply for any of the above positions, please write to the Co-Chairs, Sarah Wride (s.r.wride@googlemail.com) or Kathy Davies (K.Davies1@shu.ac.uk), with up to 500 words reflecting on the experiences and skills that make you right for the position, by 1 December 2023. You are also most welcome to get in touch with Sarah or Kathy if you have any questions at all about a role or the application process. Find out more: https://thehistorylabplus.wordpress.com/blog/hl-opportunities/