Postgraduate Research Representative (S&E)

About the role:

The Postgraduate Research Representative (S&E) will gather feedback from and represent postgraduate research students within the Faculty of Science & Engineering. You’ll also be responsible for supporting the Vice President Science and Engineering to encourage the students they represent to participate and engage with the Students’ Union.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with and lobby Queen Mary University of London and other relevant organisations to achieve improvements for postgraduate research students
• Seek feedback from postgraduate research students in order accurately to represent their interests
• Attend relevant meetings within the Students’ Union and the university (see list of compulsory meetings below)
• Where appropriate, support the Executive Committee in their duties and responsibilities and seek support from them with respect to their own duties and responsibilities
• Cooperate and coordinate with the Postgraduate Research Subject Reps and the other Postgraduate Research Faculty Reps
• Liaise with members of student groups relevant to the role
• Provide regular updates on your work to the students you represent

Meetings that I attend:

• Student Council (2 hour meeting, five times a year)
• Science and Engineering Board (1.5 hour meeting, four to five times a year)
• Postgraduate Board (1.5 hour meeting, four to five times a year)
• Regular meetings with the Postgraduate Research Subject Reps within Science and Engineering