Become Doctoral Representatives & Safety Ombudsperson at Your Department!
Departmental Student Representatives can have a wide variety of responsibilities, depending on the department’s needs and culture. Generally, your duties will include improving education and the work environment for students in your department. Specifically, you will be asked to participate in the admission seminars, establishment of new doctoral positions, and have close contact with the study director. In some departments, you might be invited to discussions regarding green light applications for PIs, or asked to participate in the work environment committee. Some Departmental Representatives also choose to organize social events to improve the communication between all students of the department.
Some positions are already filled and have been removed from this list. Please see the remaining position below:
Deadline: October 13
Departmental Student Representative
Becoming a Departmental Student Representative ensures that students’ voice is heard within your department and gives you leverage to improve the conditions for yourself and other students. It is a great way to improve your network within your own department and improve your CV at the same time. There are many open positions for representatives per department, so these positions are easier to be elected to, and the responsibility is shared by multiple people. Each department has its peculiarities when it comes to representatives, so it is worth checking in with your current representative when you choose to apply.
As a Departmental Student Representative, you will have more bargaining power to create positive change in your department. You will also function as a contact point between DSA and the students in your department to relay information from DSA to students and highlight local issues on the central KI level.
We are looking Departmental Student Representatives for the following Departments:
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB)
- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset (KI SÖS)
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC)
- Department of Global Public Health (GPH)
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC)
- Department of Neuroscience
