Scientific Committee Chair
The term of office will start on 1 July 2025.
Deadline for applications is 2 December 2024.
The ESAIC is seeking to recruit the future Chairperson of the Scientific Committee.
The Chair of the Scientific Committee is a critical leadership role within ESAIC. This position involves guiding the strategic direction of ESAIC congresses, ensuring the scientific quality of the congresses’ programmes and dissemination of cutting-edge knowledge within the fields of anaesthesiology and intensive care. The chair of the Scientific Committee is also a member of the Board of Directors. The role requires strong leadership, a solid scientific background, and the ability to foster an environment that promotes both clinical and academic excellence in anaesthesiology and intensive care.
The newly elected Chairperson will take over from Professor Michel Struys (Groningen, The Netherlands), current Chair of the Scientific Committee. The Scientific Committee is the biggest ESAIC committee. It is an umbrella committee gathering 6 Forums, including approximately 80 members. For more information about the role and the composition of the scientific committee please click here.
Key Responsibilities
Duties and tasks of the Scientific Committee Chair:
1. Strategic Leadership
- To be responsible for delivering the Scientific Programmes of the main ESAIC Congresses (for example Euroanaesthesia and Focus Meeting).
- To identify and promote innovations and best practices, to further increase the quality of the programmes and launch new activities and projects.
- To advise the ESAIC Board of Directors concerning other meetings’ endorsements and relations with international and specialist societies.
2. Governance
- To prepare and chair at least 3 Scientific Committee meetings per year (one during Euroanaesthesia), ensuring effective communication, participation, and adherence to established governance principles.
- To attend the Board, Council and General Assembly meetings.
- To monitor the financial outcome and ethical compliance of the Committee activities, in accordance with ESAIC policies.
- To liaise with other committees, to make sure that the scientific committee supports other ESAIC initiatives.
3. Administration
- To collaborate closely with the Scientific Department of the ESAIC Headquarters in Brussels throughout the year.
- To write an annual report about activities and achievements of the committee, to be presented to the Council and the General Assembly.
- Other responsibilities as defined by ESAIC bylaws and Board.
Qualifications
The applicant must:
- be a highly respected, senior, certified anaesthesiologist and have an established track record in the field of anaesthesiology and/or intensive care;
- have an up-to-date active ESAIC membership and maintain it during the whole mandate duration. The applicant must have been an active member of ESAIC for at least two years from the date of the application deadline. Therefore an active membership since 2022 is required.
- work in a different country than the current chair, who is based in The Netherlands. Therefore, applicants from The Netherlands are not eligible for this upcoming position.
- Act as a role model in terms of leadership and according ESAIC’s core values and
- the Code of Conduct’ policy.
1. Evaluation criteria
- International scientific standing, including senior roles in anaesthesiology societies
- Scientific publications
- Invited national/international lectures Familiarity with ESAIC processes and structure
- Experience in teaching and organising scientific meetings Editorial and grant award experience
2. Other criteria
- Strategic and diplomatic leadership skills, and the ability to work across organisational and cultural boundaries.
- Good relations with members and stakeholders in the anaesthesiology and intensive care community.
- Very good command of spoken and written English.
Time commitment
The chair is expected to dedicate a significant amount of time to fulfil the responsibilities of the role, including attendance at regular Board meetings, participation in committee work, and representation at relevant events and conferences.
Therefore, the candidate must be able and willing to dedicate a substantial amount of time to this volunteer position.
Term of office
The future chairperson will be appointed Deputy Chair for 18 months from 1 July 2025, before becoming Scientific Committee Chair on 1 January 2027.
The total mandate lasts 6 years, split as follows:
- Deputy Chair (18 months) from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2026
- Chair (3 years) from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029
- Past-Chair (18 months) from 1 January 2030 to 30 June 2031
How to apply
If you wish to apply, please send out below application documents by e-mail to faculty@esaic.org:
- a short outline (maximum one A4 page) of your goals and vision as chair of the Scientific Committee;
- a list of publications and the H-index;
- a conflict-of-interest (COI) statement, with a detailed list of current or possible
- COI’s that may be relevant to the role;
- indicate that you have read and understood the ESAIC code of conduct policy.
Applications must be submitted no later than 2 December 2024
Appointment will be made by the ESAIC Board following a recommendation by the Nominations Committee. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed to select the successful candidate.
More information
If you would like to discuss any aspect of this procedure, please contact: Raffaella Donadio- raffaella.donadio@esaic.org