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Editorial board

Meet the editorial board members

Join as editorial board member

Being on the editorial board of ELIXIR Training SPLASH entails shaping how Training best practices, written by experts, are communicated to the readers who are interested in applying those best practices in their everyday work. As an editor you contribute to the vision of how this information is presented to the life science community at large.

Advantages of being an ELIXIR Training SPLASH editor

  • You will be up-to-date with numerous training topics while reviewing proposed content.
  • This work helps to increase your visibility as expert in life sciences training.
  • You will be able to suggest thematic gaps that should be added to the ELIXIR Training SPLASH, of which you can take ownership as part of the team.
  • You will expand your professional network.
  • You will make an impact in improving training in Life Sciences by developing effective ways to communicate best practices to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Careful consideration and examination of topics proposed by contributors, to make sure it is relevant for the ELIXIR Training SPLASH.
  • Work together with contributors how and where their specific contribution fits best in ELIXIR Training SPLASH.
  • Provide timely feedback for improving the quality of the content, according to the style guide.
  • Formatting content according to templates.
  • Join the regular editorial meeting.
  • Manage a GitHub repository.

Call for joining us

We want to keep the editorial board manageable in numbers, therefore we are looking for complementary expertise to the current members.

Requirements

  • The applicant must have experience in life sciences training.
  • The applicant must be interested in effective digital communication of best practices and guidelines.
  • The applicant should be willing to spend some time on evaluation of content.
  • The applicant should be open to discuss topics with other editorial board members and to accept feedback.
  • The applicant should have basic knowledge of GitHub.

Application

To become part of the editorial team, please provide:

  • A short motivation letter (a couple of paragraphs) describing why you would like to join the SPLASH editorial board.
  • A summary of your experience in training in life sciences.
  • List of the sections that you are most interested in (or feel are missing).

Please, send your application to training-splash@elixir-europe.org.