United Kingdom SCOR committee – call for new members

The Scientific Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR) was founded in 1957 to address interdisciplinary questions related to the ocean, with more than 2,300 individuals involved in SCOR activities to date. SCOR has had a specific focus on supporting ‘working groups’ of international scientists that are established in response to proposals from the scientific community. SCOR also sponsors international ocean science programmes, including GEOTRACES, IMBeR and SOLAS, as well as dedicating funds to support capacity building. For more details see: www.scor-int.org

The UK pays annual dues to SCOR, which are split between the Challenger Society for Marine Science (51%) and the Royal Society (49%).
The UK SCOR committee is responsible for delivering a key component of the Challenger Society strategy by ‘maximising the contribution of UK scientists to international ocean science efforts’. Over the period 2024-29, this will be achieved by (i) providing annual reviews of working group proposals and feeding back suggestions for best practice, (ii) compiling data on the engagement of UK scientists with SCOR activity and (iii) highlighting gaps on the committee and developing a new calls for membership as appropriate in association with the Challenger EDIA group. The UK SCOR group meets twice a year, once in person and once online to work towards these goals. The committee consists of a chair, vice chair, at least two early career members and at present two additional regular members. Early career members have their participation in the in person meeting supported by the Challenger Society.

The full terms of reference of the UK SCOR committee, including terms of service can be found here: https://www.challenger-society.org.uk/SCOR_Terms_of_Reference

As part of our work, the UK SCOR committee is calling for new applications for membership. In particular, we are looking to recruit an additional early career member (https://www.challenger-society.org.uk/ecr_definition) and regular member.

Application procedure
Please register your statement of interest (maximum 500 words) using this form: https://forms.gle/jDMUHuTxBudWRc9s8 - by 1700GMT on the 1st of November 2024.

Evaluation criteria
It is essential that the candidate holds a PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline and is enthusiastic about becoming engaged with the role of SCOR in UK marine science. Desirable characteristics would include experience of working on collaborative projects, multi-disciplinarity, science communication, or building networks. Experience with SCOR and its activities would be advantageous, but not essential. A CV is not required.
The UK SCOR committee will evaluate all applications.

Current committee composition:
Alessandro Tagliabue (Chair)
Alex Poulton (Co-Chair)
Will Homoky (regular member)
Malcolm Woodward (regular member)
Alice Marzocchi (ECR member)
Alistair Lough (ECR member)