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We are excited to open COMBINE recruitment for the 2021 committee!

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Are you a current student studying computational biology or bioinformatics? Are you interested in being part of a community that supports students by planning events, encouraging social interactions and promoting technical skills — then come and join the COMBINE committee!

We are a purely online committee and would love to have committee members from all over Australia. Joining the COMBINE committee is a great way to improve your leadership skills, build your confidence and get involved with/ contribute to the Australian student community (and it also looks great on your CV!). You must be a student for at least some of next year, but can be a student at any stage of your educational journey (full eligibility requirements are listed below).

Applications will be open until 21st December and new committee members will be contacted in early January.

The 2021 COMBINE committee will be comprised of:
Executive Committee: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
General Committee: Training and events coordinator (x1), Training and events officers (6+), Media and communications officers (x2-3), Symposium coordinators (x2)

Detailed position descriptions are listed below.

Executive office bearers

These roles are defined in the COMBINE Terms of Reference and must form part of the COMBINE General Committee. They are the most senior roles within COMBINE and we recommend that people taking on these roles have experience in another COMBINE role, however this is not a requirement.

President

The President is responsible for coordinating and overseeing all COMBINE activities. They should be aware of everything that COMBINE is currently involved in and delegate tasks to others as needed. The President is often involved in developing new initiatives and should be familiar with the responsibilities of the other office bearers.

Main responsibilities:

  • Manage other COMBINE office bearers
  • Chair COMBINE committee meetings
  • Report to the ABACBS committee
  • Interact with the ISCB Student Council as required
  • Oversee access to COMBINE accounts

Vice President

The Vice President is responsible for assisting the President in the coordination of COMBINE activities. They should be involved in developing and overseeing new initiatives for COMBINE and must take over the responsibilities of the President if they are unavailable.

Main responsibilities:

  • Fill in if the President is unavailable
  • Help out with other portfolios when needed

Secretary

The Secretary is responsible for internal COMBINE communications. They facilitate communication between COMBINE office bearers and keep COMBINE organised.

Main responsibilities:

  • Take minutes at COMBINE committee meetings
  • Organise COMBINE documents
  • Manage the COMBINE email address
  • Facilitate internal COMBINE communication

Treasurer

The Treasurer is responsible for managing COMBINE finances. They oversee the budget process, approve spending and make payments.

Main responsibilities:

  • Oversee the COMBINE bank account
  • Approve budget request and manage reimbursements
  • Liaise with the ABACBS Treasurer
  • Prepare the annual financial report
  • Look out for opportunities for sponsorship or funding

General office bearers

These roles are defined by the COMBINE General Committee and may change over time. In 2020 they will consist of the following positions.

Training and Events Coordinator (1 position)

The Training and Events Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the organisation of events and workshops across the country. These may include introductory programming workshops, specialised workshops or social events. The Training and Events Coordinator may organise events but their main role is to assist the Training and Events Officers in planning and running events. It is not required but familiarity with The Carpentries is a bonus.

Main responsibilities:

  • Communicate with Training and Events Officers
    • Help the officers with ideas for training and events in the local community
    • Help gather workshop material and find instructors
    • Assist the officers with budgeting, advertising, finding venues etc
  • Manage the events process

Training and Events Officers (6+ positions)

Training and events officers are responsible for organising training and events in their local area and representing the students in their local community. The local area and community is typically the city or Institution the officer is from. There is no limit to the number of these positions. We hope to have one or more representatives from as many areas and Universities/Institutions around Australia as possible. 

Main responsibilities:

  • Representing your local student community at COMBINE meetings
  • Organising 2 or more events for your local community throughout the year
    • Typical events in the past have been workshops and social gatherings
    • The training and events officer does not necessarily have to be the person running the event, but will oversee its organisation

Media and Communications Officers (2-3 positions)

The Media and Communications Officers manage COMBINE’s public presence. They distribute content about upcoming events and workshops, community news and job opportunities via our various online channels. Familiarity with the platforms we use is a bonus but they are easy to use and training will be provided.

Main responsibilities:

  • Maintenance of the COMBINE website (wordpress based)
  • Managing the COMBINE social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn)
  • Manage the COMBINE mailing lists using Mailchimp
  • Distribute content using appropriate platforms
  • Promote the annual COMBINE Symposium
  • Put together the regular COMBINE newsletter

Symposium Coordinators (2 positions)

The Symposium Coordinator will lead the organisation of the annual COMBINE Student Symposium. This will include forming a Symposium Committee at the start of the year and delegating positions to each member on the committee. They oversee all aspects of organising the symposium and liaise with the ABACBS conference chairs and committee. In 2021 the symposium will be held in Tasmania in November/December in conjunction with the ABACBS conference. Therefore, it is ideal for at least one of the symposium coordinators to be based in Tasmania.

Main responsibilities:

  • Form a Symposium Committee and assign roles
  • Oversee organisation of the symposium including the main program, abstract review, best talk/best poster judging, sponsorship and social night
  • Manage the symposium budget
  • Sit on the ABACBS conference committee

Eligibility

Expectations:

  • All committee members  are expected: to fulfill their responsibilities for the entirety of the 2021 calendar year, attend one monthly 1hr meeting (via zoom), maintain communication (via slack/email) OR it is expected the committee member organise other arrangements agreed upon by the committee

Nominations

To nominate yourself or someone else, please fill the form.

Nominations close Monday 21 December 2020

Nominate here!

If a vote is required, only financial members of ABACBS will be able to vote. See the ABACBS website to become a financial member.

If you have any questions about being on committee please email us on combine@combine.org.au or contact us via any of our social media accounts.


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