Opening date: 1 March 2021
Closing date: 31 May 2021
ELIXIR Nodes are invited to put forward nominations for the following ELIXIR Platform ExCo positions:
- Data Platform: one open position
- Compute Platform: one open position
- Interoperability Platform: two open positions
ELIXIR would like to greatly acknowledge the contributions of the existing ExCo that have decided to be step down in December 2021:
- Jo McEntyre (Data Platform)
- Tommi Nyrönen (Compute Platform)
- Carole Goble (Interoperability Platform)
- Helen Parkinson (Interoperability Platform)
Instructions
- Nominations must be submitted by the Head of Node, using the Nomination Support Statement form.
- All sections of the form must be completed and the Nominee’s publishable CV must be attached to the submission.
- The Head of Node, or the deputy HoN with the Head of Node in copy, submits the completed form to susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org by 31 May 2021.
- By submitting the form, the Head of Node confirms that the Nominee has been made aware that their name, CV and the statement of interest will be made publicly available in ELIXIR as part of the selection process.
- Nominations submitted after 31 May 2021 will not be considered.
Further guidelines
- A Head of Node can only nominate an individual from their own Node and no joint nominations across Nodes will be accepted.
- Each Node can nominate a maximum of one new ExCo per Platform.
- The Nominee is expected to provide the information needed for the Nomination Support Statement and their publishable CV.
Term of service
- The initial term of service for ExCos to be appointed is two years, but ExCo members can continue in their role for another 2+2 years, if they so wish. Thus, the maximum term for an ExCo member is 3 x 2 years.
- On 1 January 2022 a new two-year cycle for ExCos will start.
Outline of the ExCo appointment process
- Timeline for the appointment process in 2021.
- After the nomination period closes on 31 May, the Hub will collate feedback on the proposed ExCos using 2 mechanisms:
- The ELIXIR Director will invite feedback from the HoNs on the Nominees. The Head of Node must ensure the gathering of feedback across the Node.
- Written feedback will be requested from existing Platform ExCo members on the nominees of that Platform.
- Following the feedback step, the Nominees will be reviewed by a sub-committee of HoN (3-5 HoN from Nodes that did not have a Nominee in any Platform that round), chaired by the ELIXIR Director, according to the following criteria:
- For their expertise and suitability for the role
- In consideration of the balance of Node representation across the Platforms
- Taking into account any feedback received from existing ExCos or from the Nominee’s Head of Node in the Nomination Support Statement
- Taking into account the feedback received from the Platform members, supplied via their HoN.
- Taking into account diversity variables within and across Platforms.
- Using this approach the sub-committee will produce a recommended slate of three ExCos across each of the five Platforms. This recommendation will be discussed and voted upon by the Heads of Nodes Committee at the meeting taking place 5 December.
For any questions, please contact susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org.