EASA seeks applicants for the posts of Secretary, Treasurer and Book Series Editor

EASA seeks applicants for the following posts which will become vacant after the Nanterre conference

Secretary

EASA seeks a new Secretary to take over from Thomas Fillitz, whose term of office comes to an end following the 2012 Paris conference.

Activities to be covered:

  1. Coordination of the work of the Executive Committee
  2. Communication with all function holders in EASA (Treasurer, Book series editor, Journal editors), and with NomadIT
  3. Coordination of the contents on the EASA-Website (NomadIT takes care of the technical aspects)
  4. Editor of the EASA-Newsletter (3 times per year)
  5. Organisation of elections (every second year) and announcement of election results within two weeks
  6. To uphold information for the EASA-archive

The position of Secretary cannot exceed six years.

Applications consisting of a short covering letter, a CV, and a letter of support by the home department should be sent to the Secretary, Thomas Fillitz, on thomas.fillitz(at)univie.ac.at by end of 30 June 2012.

Treasurer

EASA seeks a new Treasurer to take over from David Shankland, whose term of office comes to an end following the 2012 Paris conference.

The Treasurer is ex-officio a member of the Executive Committee, and is an honorary position. Within the framework of the executive, the main duties of the Treasurer are: i) to oversee the general financial position of EASA, and to offer accounts to the AGM each year ii) to offer an annual budget for approval to the Executive Committee iii) to negotiate and advise the Executive on its contractual obligations from the financial point of view), iv) to work with the administration of EASA to ensure that its functions are fulfilled economically, and day-to-day financial transactions carried out appropriately v) to liaise with the accountants, Companies House and the Charity Commission as may be necessary, vi) to scrutinize the budget of the bi-annual conference, and otherwise advise the Executive otherwise as they may see  fit, vii) to contribute through the above duties to the long-term financial stability and viability of the Association.  The position of Treasurer cannot exceed six years.

It is helpful if the successful candidate has a stable institutional affiliation in  the UK, for legal reasons.

The position of Treasurer cannot exceed six years (2013-19).

Informal enquiries may be made to the outgoing Treasurer via David.Shankland(at)therai.org.uk.
Applications consisting of a short covering letter and a CV, should be sent to the  Secretary, Professor Fillitz, on thomas.fillitz(at)uniie.ac.at by the end of 30 June 2012.

Book Series Editor

EASA seeks a new Book series editor to take over from James Carrier, whose term of office comes to an end following the 2012 Paris conference.

The editor role involves:

  • Communication with Berghahn Books
  • Contacting possible authors, editors;
    • Networking with EASA members for submitting manuscripts (in particular at EASA conferences)
    • Contact with EASA-Network coordinators for possible publications
  • Communication with authors and editors reg. manuscripts (Advising them reg. submission of projects, revising of projects/manuscripts, the on-going production until final book, negotiations with Berghahn Books, etc.)
  • Check language issues in manuscripts
  • Find the right reviewers for manuscripts, get the reviews in an acceptable time
  • Communication with the Treasurer reg. financial matters
  • Communication with an advisory board for book series (to be created)
  • Coordinating the EASA book prize competition (provide evaluations, etc.)
  • Reports to the EASA-Executive Committee (~ 3 per year)
  • Provide information for the EASA-website reg. book series
  • 1 yearly report for AGM, Members’ Forum, and for publication in the EASA-Newsletter
  • Presentation of the Book series outcome during the EASA Biennial Conferences (book launches)

The position of Book series editor cannot exceed four years (2013-17).

Applications consisting of a short covering letter and a CV, should be sent to the  Secretary, Professor Fillitz, on thomas.fillitz(at)uniie.ac.at by the end of 30 June 2012.

 

http://www.easaonline.org/vacancies.html

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