Call for Applications: Subcommittee Members

Become an APAGS subcommittee member and develop leadership skills, represent student concerns and advocate nationally for psychology.

APAGS has openings to serve on the following subcommittees:

• Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs 

• Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns

• Convention Committee

• Science Committee

APAGS is always looking for bright, enthusiastic and committed psychology students to serve on these subcommittees, and encourages students of diverse backgrounds to apply. For the Science Committee, APAGS is especially interested in applicants from the following fields: development and aging; learning; neuroscience; biopsychology; industrial/organizational; social; and cross-disciplinary work (e.g. social cognitive neuroscience or developmental psychobiology). However, all committees welcome and will consider all qualified candidates.

The deadline for applications is Sept. 9, 2013, noon EST. Applicants must be APAGS members actively enrolled as graduate psychology students in good standing.

• A master's or doctoral candidate in good standing in an APA or regionally accredited program;

• Must be at least one-year away from graduation;

• An APAGS member;

• Organized, responsive, efficient and responsible;

• Able to work effectively and cooperatively with others;

• Willing to commit to a two-year term to work on behalf of the needs and interests of APAGS and APAGS members (some appointees may be given a one-year term based on the committee’s current composition);

• And for subcommittee member positions, you must demonstrate that specific knowledge, expertise, and/or experience in the substantive area of the respective subcommittee to which you are applying.

You must submit the following materials to APAGS:

1. A title page with the following information listed:

• Subcommittee to which you are applying

• Name

• Mailing address

• Phone

• Email

• University

• Field of study (e.g. experimental, neuroscience, clinical, school)

• Expected graduation date 

• APA member number (found on your member card, label of gradPSYCH, Monitor, American Psychologist or on My APA website) 

2. A candidate statement describing your qualifications and/or potential for the particular position (max 750 words).

3. An abbreviated two-page CV.

4. A brief letter from your department chair verifying your status as a graduate student in good standing and the chair’s support of you running for an APAGS office.

It is your responsibility to verify that you are an APAGS member at the time of your submission. If you are a student affiliate (e.g. undergraduate member of APA), associate member of APA or any other type of affiliate, you will need to change your membership status to APAGS (contact Member Services at (800) 374-2721). If you join APAGS at the time of your application, please submit your electronic receipt as verification that you submitted your application.

Ideally, APAGS would prefer for you to submit all the required information in one PDF file; however, if your recommender prefers to email the letter separately, s/he may do so.

You may apply for more than one committee position. If you do so, please create a separate PDF file for each submission, with a different title page and candidate statement appropriate to the position.

Materials must be received by Sept. 9, 2013, noon EST. Submissions by mail will not be accepted.

Please email all required materials to the APAGS Central Office. Please indicate the subcommittee for which you are applying in your subject line (e.g. “APAGS Science Committee Application”).