We are extremely excited to announce that we are opening applications to join the ReproducibiliTea Steering Committee at the beginning of 2021! Having recently reached our 100th Journal Club, we are looking for people with commitment, energy and creativity to join our team. By joining the ReproducibiliTea Steering Committee you have the opportunity to shape one of the most exciting and dynamic Open Science groups over the coming years.

We are looking for 2-3 committee members and 1 chair. Both committee members and chair are appointed for a stint of two years; however they can leave their position after one year. More details of the application procedure and roles can be found below.

Application Procedure

Please send the following 3 documents (as 3 separate PDFs) to reproducibilitea@gmail.com with the email subject line “Application_YOURLASTNAME” (e.g. Application_ORBEN).

  1. A 1-2 page CV

  2. A 1 page cover letter (200-400 words) that notes a) which position you are applying for and b) why you think you will be a good fit for the position you are applying for.

  3. 100 words on how you think ReproducibiliTea could improve in the next 2 years

Applications are open until January 10th 2021 (midnight GMT).

In your cover letter, please make sure you address the “essential skills” outlined below in the Role Outlines section. If you have any of the “desirable skills” please also tell us that in your cover letter.

Applications will be evaluated against the essential and desirable criteria by current Steering Committee Members. If the members cannot meaningfully discriminate between two applications which are equally good, the position will be decided by lottery. The committee members also reserve the right to ask applicants to attend a short interview if that is deemed necessary.

Role Outlines

Steering Committee

Currently: S Crüwell, S Parsons, J Pickering, K Drax, M Jaquiery

The Steering Committee is the managing body of ReproducibiliTea, who make collective decisions about the organization’s structure, aim, membership and activities. The Chair of the Steering Committee can decide whether the group be divided into separate roles (secretary, treasurer etc.) or whether roles are freely shared. The Group engages in regular meetings to discuss any issues pertaining to the organisation and how to best support the diverse and large ReproducibiliTea membership. The Steering Committee members commit to attending team meetings, and to dedicate ~3 hours a month (this can fluctuate) to helping run the organisation.

Essential skills:

  • great communication skills
  • great teamwork skills
  • clear passion for Open Science/Open Research/Reproducibility
  • enthusiasm to improve ReproducibiliTea
  • experience attending a ReproducibiliTea journal club

Desirable skills:

  • experience organizing a ReproducibiliTea journal club and/or contributing to ReproducibiliTea
  • leadership experience
  • connection to academia in parts of the world currently underrepresented by ReproducibiliTea
  • connection to academic disciplines currently underrepresented by ReproducibiliTea
  • self-identified early career researcher (or equivalent) status

Chair of the Steering Committee

Currently: A Orben

The role of Chair is to manage and guide the Steering Committee, ensuring that the committee can work effectively and is addressing important issues and activities that will benefit the ReproducibiliTea membership. The Chair also serves as a spokesperson for the ReproducibiliTea organisation, meeting and liaising with stakeholders and representing the interests of the members. The Chair commits to dedicate ~1-2 hours a week to ensuring the successful administration of the ReproducibiliTea organisation.

If you are applying for Steering Committee Chair, we will consider your application for Steering Committee Member positions if you are unsuccessful in securing the Chair position. If you do not want to be considered as a Steering Committee Member, please make that explicit in your cover letter as well.

Essential skills:

  • proven leadership experience
  • great communication skills
  • great teamwork skills
  • clear passion for Open Science/Open Research/Reproducibility
  • enthusiasm to improve ReproducibiliTea
  • experience attending a ReproducibiliTea journal club

Desirable skills:

  • experience organizing a ReproducibiliTea journal club and/or contributing the ReproducibiliTea
  • connection to academia in parts of the world currently underrepresented by ReproducibiliTea
  • connection to academic disciplines currently underrepresented by ReproducibiliTea
  • self-identified early career researcher (or equivalent) status

Note: The current ReproducibiliTea Steering Group acknowledges that the current ReproducibiliTea leadership fails to be representative of our growing membership around the world. We are committed to try to ensure that we become more representative over time. As we currently still have a limited pool of possible Steering Group members we are not yet in a position to explicitly designate certain positions of the committee for certain groups of our membership. In the first application round 2020/21 we will therefore reach out directly to a wide range of ReproducibiliTea journal club organisers to encourage more diverse application, with the hope that we can take stronger action in the coming years.