Research Committee Members

The ESAIC is seeking to recruit new members for the ESAIC Research Committee.

Role

The ESAIC Research Committee plays an important role in the activities of the Society.

The main duties of the Committee Members are :

• To review and evaluate the ESAIC Grants applications in the fields of clinical and basic sciences relevant to Anaesthesia, Peri-operative Medicine, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Pain
• To review and evaluate the ESAIC CTN Grants applications and play an active role in the promotion and improvement of the CTN activities  (Clinical Trial Network)
• To play an active role in the ESAIC Research Committee activities
• To play an active role as ESAIC Research ambassador
• To advise on ESAIC A-CRO activities and represent the Research Committee with Industry
• To participate in the selection of topics and the organisation of the ESAIC Masterclasses
• To attend meetings of the Research Committee (normally three times per year)

Requirements

The Research Committee is usually composed of 10 members (including the Chairperson, the Past Chairperson, the Scientific Committee Chairperson and the Mentorship Programme Leader).

The Research Committee member will meet the following criteria:

• Must be a qualified anaesthesiologist or intensivist
• Must have been an ESAIC active member for at least one year
• Experience in writing Grant applications and obtaining competitive funding
• Expertise in clinical and / or basic and/or Big Data/AI research is required
• Established academic reputation
• Links with national/European Anaesthesiology and/or Intensive Care societies
• Fluent in English

Gender balance and representation from throughout Europe is encouraged and no more than three representatives working professionally in the same country (except for ex-officio or co-opted members with no voting rights), and no more than one representative from an institution, can sit on the Committee. List of current Committee members is available here. 

Term of office

The term of office will start on 1 January 2025. The tenure is for three years, renewable twice for one year (maximum of 5 years).

Reimbursement

Travel expenses to attend meetings are provided according to the standard ESAIC reimbursement policy.

How to apply?

To apply, please send the completed application form and your CV to research@esaic.org with the following subject ‘ESAIC Research Committee – Member vacancy 2025’ no later than 24 June 2024 (23:59 CET). 

If you would like to discuss any aspect of this position, please contact Prof Mark Coburn Mark.Coburn@ukbonn.de, Chairperson of the Research Committee