Ethics Committee Chairperson

The Committee

The Ethics Committee has been appointed to support ESAIC in maintaining high ethical standards across its operations and initiatives. It also promotes awareness and education on ethical practices within ESAIC by developing and delivering educational content on ethical topics, closely collaborating with the ESAIC Scientific Committee in designing scientific sessions for congresses, and in creating webinars, podcasts, and any other formats to support ethical understanding across the medical field.

The role

The ESAIC Ethics Committee is seeking to appoint a new Chair to lead the committee and oversee its work in providing ethical guidance within the Society.
The Chair of the Ethics Committee serves as an ex officio member of the ESAIC Scientific Committee, representing the Ethics Committee and providing ethical guidance in the development of scientifically focused programmes.

Key Responsibilities

The Ethics Committee Chair is appointed to lead the committee in the following duties:

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Providing strategic direction by defining and implementing the strategy and priorities of the committee.
• Advising ESAIC entities, including governance, committees and task forces, on ethical issues and dilemmas.
• Facilitating collaboration with other committees and scientific forums, especially when developing scientific content in overlap with other specialty.

 The Chair is invited to attend meetings of scientific forums when deemed relevant.

Operational

• Performing the yearly ethical review of abstracts submitted for presentation at Euroanaesthesia and supporting the Scientific Committee in addressing ethical questions raised by submitters, presenters, reviewers or any other stakeholders.

• Coordinating the work and decisions within the Committee.

This includes ensuring submission of relevant programme proposals along with suggestions for topics and speakers for the scientific programme of the annual Euroanaesthesia Congress, and other ESAIC educational events (webinars, podcasts, e-learning modules, and other formats).

Additional Responsibilities

• Developing ethical guidelines and recommendations when relevant.
• Proposing and conducting ethical projects upon approval by the ESAIC Board.

Candidate Profile & Requirements

Eligibility criteria

Only ESAIC active and affiliate members can apply for chair positions in a committee. Applicants must have held one of these memberships without interruption for at least the last two years on the date of the application deadline.

Compliance with the Nomination policy. Therefore:

• Members of the committee can apply for the chair position as far as the cumulated term of office (member + chair + past-chair) does not exceed 7 years.
• The chair cannot be chair of another ESAIC committee.
• The committee may include no more than two members (including the chair) working in the same country and no more than one member from the same institution.

Only applications that meet all of the above eligibility criteria will be considered for review.

Qualifications and skills

Applicants must:

• Have at least 10 years of clinical practice (post-residency) and a proven track record and established international network in the field of anaesthesiology and/or intensive care medicine.
• Possess specific expertise in ethical matters related to ethical decision-making in anaesthesiology, pain and intensive care medicine, including patient consent and autonomy, end-of-life care and ethical dilemmas in critical care settings, ethical considerations in clinical research and trials and professional conduct and ethical standards in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine.
• Have a recognised standing within the professional community.
• Be fluent in English, and apt to give lectures and act as speakers and/or moderators in relevant ESAIC scientific and educational programmes, including Euroanaesthesia.
• Possess excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrate strong collaborative and inclusive leadership capabilities.

Availability

Applicants must also ensure that they can dedicate sufficient time to this commitment. Timely and continuous communication with the ESAIC Headquarters is expected, to ensure the smooth running of the committee’s projects.

Conflict of Interest and Code of Conduct

• Full disclosure of any actual or potential conflicts of interest is required, in line with the society’s policy.
• Applicants are expected to adhere to and uphold the principles set out in the ESAIC code of conduct.

Term of office

The term of office is 3 years + 1 year as past-chair, subject to availability and commitment to the chair’s tasks. The term of office is set to start on 1 January 2027.

• Chair from 1 Jan. 2027 to 31 Dec. 2029
• Past-Chair from 1 Jan. 2030 to 31 Dec. 2030

How to apply

To apply, candidates must:

• Complete the application form
• Upload a CV (maximum of 2 sides of A4);
• Provide a conflict-of-interest (COI) statement, detailing any actual or potential COIs relevant to the role;
• Confirm that they have read and understood the ESAIC code of conduct.

*All sections of the application form must be completed clearly and in sufficient detail.

Deadline for applications is Monday, 22 June 2026 (23:59 CEST)

More information

For any further information please contact the ESAIC Team at faculty@esaic.org