Post Doc Society Committee Minutes from 10:30am 5th October 2012
Meeting:
Present:
Jane Dalton JD, , Liz Rylott LR, Katrin
Besser KB, Melissa Brazier-Hicks MBH
Date:
10:30am
Apologies :
Daniel Paape DP
Venue:
Tuesday
05th Oct.
2012
Q block rm
217
Minutes recorded by: Liz Rylott
Discussion Point
Discuss photos from
coffee and pastries
(CaP) on 5th Sept and
arrange next CaP event
Ideas for encouraging
post docs to be buddies?
Academic career plan
series
Outcome
Selected ‘best’ photos
Action required
KB to send copies of
selected photos to DP, for
website, to other PDSC
members and to Nina.
Sponsorship for next CAP?
JD to ask VWR for
sponsorship
Next Cap? (Tues 6th or 13th
Nov?)
JD suggested PDSoc Facebook
page as something to consider
in the future.
General discussions on how to
encourage post doc buddies.
LR to arrange Doodle for
next CaP
JD pointed out that this was
supposed to be run by Hilary.
Confusion over who is booking
room and arranging speaker.
Hilary or PDSC?
Peter O’Toole suggested as a
good speaker for future.
Job search group
Skills share series
Kelly McDonald has asked if this
should be opened up to all Uni.
Science depts. Kelly said this
would be better as not enough
resources to run for Biology
alone.
General discussion it was
decided to postpone the SSS
until after Jan. 2013, then follow
on from ACPS.
MBH to contact Hilary to
find out how the system is
implemented and how to
get the free coffee.
DP to advertise buddy
system on PDS webpage
JD to email Hilary and
discuss PDSC taking this
over fully- unless Hilary
had already lined up more
speakers.
PDSC chair (MBH,KB?) 10th
Oct ACPS to ask attendees
who they would like to
hear from.
KB to email Kelly and
agree to this.
Post Doc Society Committee Minutes from 10:30am 5th October 2012
Athena Swan –
assign representative
Biol Away Dayassign representative
KB read out applications.
Following discussions to decide
best candidate for the positions:
Melanie Smee was selected for
Athena Swan award.
Eric Kintz selected for Biol Away
Day
HR committeeassign representative
Fiona Whelan selected for HR
committee.
Pension advice
Post docs included on
staff page
Request from Nina to
look after some post doc
interview candidates for
Peter McGlynn
Other business
Next meeting
MBH- Nina and room booked
for 15th Nov. 2pm in M52
General discussion around how
this system will be implemented
(by Christine O’Dea?) or via
James Fox? No solution as to
whom will be updating the post
doc data.
Much discussion. General feeling
that the PDSC is not a conduit
to harness post docs to give
‘free tours’ for interview
candidates. However, this was
deemed to be a special case:
Peter McGlynn has not yet set a
group up (on L1/0?) so none in
his group able to give tours.
None
Dates for 10:30am suggested:
Thurs. 22nd Nov.
Friday 23rd Nov.
Tues. 27th Nov.
KB to email candidates
offering positions. If all
accept, then forward
details to DP and email all
Post doc members
DP to put names on PDS
website, along with
Matthew Warner- Making
the Difference committee.
MBH to arrange tea and
coffee from Cookies
DP to advertise on PDS
webpage
JD to contact James Fox
and get submission forms
to email to post docs. JD
will point out to James Fox
that the PDSC will not be
responsible for updates.
JD to contact Nina and
establish duration,
frequency and dates. Also
to explain that PDSC could
be willing to help in this
‘special case’
Liz to Doodle everyone to
establish ‘best’ date and JD
to book room.
Note, a second Add-Hoc meeting with JD, KB and LR took place at 12pm, Friday 12th Oct. 2012 to
discuss details of submission form to be emailed to post docs (for inclusion on Staff Webpage). LR
received email confirmation from Nina that we would be able to go ahead with “A non-response to
this email will result in your name, photo and contact details being automatically entered on the 'Our Staff' webpage.”
included in the text in out email to post docs. An email and submission form were edited and
emailed later same day by LR.