Announcement of the 2021 PDS Executive Committee
We are excited to introduce the 2021 Postdoctoral Society Executive Committee that has been formally elected at the end of last year. The new Exec consists of:
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Chair: Maaike Eken (Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Vice-chair: Taime Sylvester (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Secretary: Melanie Cilliers (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
Treasurer: Matia Mukama (GENS Africa-UK Trilateral Research Chair, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
International Postdoc Liaison: Callixte Kavuro (Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law)
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The portfolios ‘IT’, ‘Communications’ and ‘Socials’ are still open for colleagues who would like to fulfil a role in this year’s Exec. We are welcoming all PDS members to join us in the Exec! Are you interested in becoming a member of this year’s Exec? You can send an email to postdocs@sun.ac.za with a short 2-page CV and a profile picture.
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Podcasts for Postdocs
To create a channel of communication for Postdocs within Stellenbosch University (and outside) to discuss relevant and interesting topics, to broadcast interviews with postdocs from Stellenbosch University, as well as other researchers/professors within the university, but most importantly to reach out to postdocs and to create cohesion within the Postdoctoral Society. Especially in the time of the lock down, these types of communication are beneficial to reach out to the Society.
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Minutes from meetings
PDS exec meet once in month to discuss issues related to postdocs.
Click on the links below to see the minutes.
PDS Exec Meeting 24 April 2020
PDS Executive Minutes of the Meeting with postdocs held on 3 July 2020
PDS Minutes of the Monthly Meeting with postdocs held on 7 August 2020
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https://crowdfightcovid19.org/
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The precarious position of postdocs during COVID-19
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