Nominations for the 2022 PhD Student Council are open
The nomination for the 2022 SCI PhD Student Council is now open! Candidates can nominate themselves for the different positions in the nomination form, open between 19th Nov – 3rd Dec. Descriptions for the open positions are found down below.
Nomination form: Link
The council consists of PhD student representatives across the 4 departments of SCI (Physics, Applied Physics, Mathematics, and Engineering Mechanics). Members are elected for a 1-year period. Learn more about us on our webpage .
Election timeline
- Nomination period: 19th Nov – 3rd Dec
- Review of nominations and possible voting (details TBA): 3rd – 15th Dec
- Presentation of results (details TBA): 17th Dec
Positions
The positions to be filled are:
- Chairperson
- Vice-chairperson
- Treasurer
- Webmaster
- Event manager
- Program-responsible PhD student (PAD) – 1-2 PADs can be elected per program
The PAD is elected among the students within each program. Any PhD student within any program at the SCI school can apply for any of the open positions. However, it is seen as an advantage to have some Swedish proficiency for the positions of chair- and vice-chairperson. Many of the relevant meetings at the school level are held in Swedish, which makes knowledge of the language a useful skill for the two chairing positions.
A brief description of the responsibilities of the respective positions is found below (translated from the newly revised Rutin för studentinflytande – Routine on student influence).
Positions at school level
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Description |
Representational duties |
Remaining duties |
| Chair of PhD council |
Heads the activities of the PhD council and is the primarily responsible for organising student influence within the doctoral programs at the school. Responsible for communication with THS through the PhD chapter. |
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| Vice-chair of PhD council |
Supports the chair in the duties described above, and acts as a substitute for the chair when needed. |
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| Treasurer of PhD council |
Through the PhD chapter of THS, the PhD council will manage its own budget every year, with the purpose of organising activities within the doctoral programs at the school. The treasurer is responsible for managing transactions and for reviewing the finances. |
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| PhD council webmaster |
Responsible for the PhD council webpage, e-mail lists, creating communication material for activities and spreading information, etc., and other administrative tasks. |
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| PhD council event manager |
Responsible for organising activities for the PhD-students at the school, within professional development, education, and purely socialising events. Also responsible for the nomination tasks. |
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Positions at department level
| Position |
Description |
Representational duties |
Remaining duties |
| PhD student representative (PAD) (1-2 per doctoral program) |
Represent the students at the doctoral program. Advisory contact for the PhD-students, answers questions regarding everything from education, courses, and administration to more sensitive matters, for example issues with the advisor. When needed the PAD forwards questions to the PA. The PAD also acts as a representative in the continuous quality assurance within the program council, where PA is responsible. |
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Time compensation
As of 2022, the positions within the SCI PhD Student Council are time compensated, meaning that the people elected are eligible for extensions of their contracts and/or reduction of departmental duties (how to implement this is decided with the primary supervisor and closest manager). The extent of the positions is to be compensated according to the following (when 2 people share one position, the extent is shared 50/50):
| Position |
Extent (of full-time) |
Calculation of extent |
Compensated by |
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| Chair |
15% |
Approx. ~6h per week |
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| Vice-chair |
7.5% |
Approx. ~3h per week |
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| Treasurer |
5% |
Approx.~2h per week |
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| Webmaster |
2.5% |
Approx. ~1h per week |
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| Event manager |
7.5% |
Approx. ~3h per week |
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| PAD, Vehicle and Maritime Engineering |
10% |
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| PAD, Solid Mechanics |
8% |
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| PAD, Engineering Mechanics |
12% |
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| PAD, Mathematics |
9% |
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| PAD, Applied and Computational Mathematics |
9% |
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| PAD, Physics |
10% |
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| PAD, Applied Physics |
13% |
Contact
If you have questions about the SCI PhD Student Council or the elections, you are welcome to contact the current chairperson Kian Shaker at: sci-chair@dr.kth.se .
There will also be a Q&A on Zoom with the nomination committee on 29th Nov kl. 16-17: kth-se.zoom.us/j/61127552414 .