Scientific Forum Chair Positions

The ESAIC Scientific Committee (SC) is seeking to recruit new forum chairs, to fill the positions opening in the following Scientific Forums:

Forum 2: Patients (co-)chair with a focus on Anaesthesiology
In this forum, we are looking for an anaesthesiologist with a specific expertise in one or more of the following topics:

• Obstetric Anaesthesiology;
• Paediatric Anaesthesiology;
• Geriatric Anaesthesiology;
• Critical Emergency Medicine (Trauma and Resuscitation);
• Metabolic Disease, Obesity or Cancer;
• Acute and Chronic Pain and Palliative Medicine.

Together with a co-chair specialised in Intensive Care Medicine, the selected applicant will coordinate the activities of 6 sub-forums working around the different patient profiles as described by the Committee structure.

Forum 3: Organs (co-)chair with a focus on Anaesthesiology
In this forum, we are looking for an anaesthesiologist with a specific expertise in at least one of the topics covered by the forum:

• Neuro-Anaenesthesiology;
• Cardiovascular Anaesthesiology and Haemodynamics;
• Thoracic Anaesthesia, Ventilation and Pulmonary Diseases;
• Hepatobiliary and Kidney
• Organ Transplant
• Infection, Sepsis and Immunology

Together with a co-chair specialised in Intensive Care Medicine, the selected applicant will coordinate the activities of 5 sub-forums working around the different organs as described by the Committee structure.

NOTE: All forum chairs are members of the ESAIC Scientific Committee, as representatives of their forum and specialty.

Role

The Scientific Forums provide a European platform for contact and exchange of ideas and scientific initiatives within their specific field of interest with an aim of producing scientific content and initiatives for conferences and educational programmes organised by the ESAIC. The ESAIC Scientific Committee has the following function:

• Developing the scientific programme of ESAIC Scientific Meetings. The scientific programme is put together based on the suggestions made by the expert groups working in the ‘Scientific Forums’.
• Proposing educational material/content for masterclasses, webinars, podcasts and other educational projects organised by the ESAIC.
• Assessing abstracts submitted for presentation at Euroanaesthesia.
• Carrying out other tasks as decided by the ESAIC Board.

Eligibility and Requirements for Application

• Only ESAIC active and affiliate members (with a 2-year membership requirement) can apply for chair positions in the scientific committee.
• Applicants must have a proven track record in the field they are applying for.
• Applicants should actively contribute to all functions from the Scientific Committee including developing scientific programmes, proposing educational material/content for all ESAIC projects, assessing abstracts and other scientific/academic material and attending meetings from the Scientific Committee.
• Applicants should be apt to give lectures and act as speakers in relevant ESAIC scientific and educational programmes, including Euroanaesthesia.
• Members of the Forum can apply for the chair position as far as the cumulated term of office (member + chair) does not exceed 7 years.
• Co-chairs of a Forum must work in a different country.
• Appointed Forum Chairs (in Forum 1 to 6) can include no more than 2 doctors from the same country, serving at the same time.

NOTE: Applicants willing to become chair of a Scientific Forum should make sure they can dedicate sufficient time to this commitment. Timely and continuous communication within the Scientific Committee is expected.

Term of office

The term of office is 3 years, subject to availability and commitment to the chair’s tasks.
All terms of office will start on 1 January 2025.

How to apply

Candidates must send their application form along with a CV (maximum 2 sides of A4) by e-mail to faculty@esaic.org – no later than 1 July 2024 (23:59 CEST).

More information

For any further information please contact faculty@esaic.org