Job Description

The EPSC Committee Incoming Chair is responsible for:

• Serving as a member of the EPSC Committee.
• Supporting the EPSC Committee Chair in the commission of their duties.
• Standing in for the Chair as required.

The EPSC Committee Incoming Chair is responsible for:

• Together with the EPSC Committee Chair, Copernicus and the wider EPSC Committee, maintaining oversight of the budget for EPSC and ensuring that the conference does not operate at a loss.
• Together with the EPSC Committee Chair
  • Convening monthly EPSC Committee meetings and ensuring that appropriate records and actions are maintained and circulated.
  • Leading the EPSC Committee in supporting the Scientific Organising Committee (SOC), Virtual Organising Committee (VOC), Local Organising Committee (LOC) and Copernicus in the practical delivery of EPSC meetings.
  • Extending invitations to high-level speakers and guests at EPSC.
  • Updating the Code of Conduct and guidelines for EPSC.
  • Disseminating information from the EPSC Committee to the community.
  • Ensuring that EPSC overall upholds Europlanet’s commitment to diversity.
  • Overseeing incident reporting procedures.
  • Preparing reports for the Europlanet Executive Board on EPSC (including collated summaries of activities by the SOC, VOC and LOC) and overseeing evaluation of feedback from EPSC participants.
  • Working with the EPSC Committee, Copernicus and Executive Office in preparing calls for proposals of venues for future EPSC meetings and overseeing selection process.
  • Liaising with the American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary Sciences in preparation of join EPSC/DPS meetings.
  • Liaising with other Europlanet bodies in preparation for Europlanet community events around EPSC.
  • Organising calls for bursary schemes in collaboration with Europlanet’s Executive Board and Executive Office.