Member, Research and Scholarship Network Subcommittee

Within the framework of NAFSA’s Strategic Plan, the subcommittee will:

• Review existing resources and develop new resources to enhance the offerings of the Research and Scholarship Connections Network, including providing assistance in drafting text and descriptions of resources.
• Identify and post timely discussion topics on the Research and Scholarship Network forum (including announcements of new resources, documents, events, calls for proposals, etc.), reply to subscribers’ postings, and recruit members to participate in online discussions.
• Promote the Research and Scholarship Connections Network at NAFSA events and other relevant professional meetings and encourage participation.
• Help identify critical trends and issues in current research on internationalization and key people who might serve in an advisory role to NAFSA with regard to research trend and gap analysis and possibly produce new research.
• Provide an update for the TLS team for the leadership meetings regarding resources that need updating, creating, or retiring, as well as discussion topics, and other areas where the team could assist in promoting participation in the Research and Scholarship Connections Network.

In recent years, the subcommittee has contributed to projects and events such as:

• Virtual and in-person open meetings for graduate students and early career professionals.
• Seeded discussions and provision of related resources on the Research and Scholarship Connections network.
• Workshop and session proposals for the annual conference.

• Serve a two-year term with the possibility to extend; maximum term of four years.
• Dedicate five to seven hours on average per month to ongoing e-mail correspondence, projects, subcommittee conference calls, etc.
• Participate in conference calls (minimum 4 per year) and e-mail communication with the Research and Scholarship Network Leader and NAFSA staff.
• Attend annual TLS open meetings during the NAFSA Annual Conference, when possible and as needed.
• Foster an inclusive environment in alignment with the NAFSA Diversity and Inclusion Statement.

• Demonstrated experience working with/in research resources in the field of international/global education.
• Demonstrated experience working with or researching emerging scholar-practitioner needs and their impact on the field of international education.
• Ability to work effectively with a team in an outcomes-based environment.
• Willingness to adopt organization-wide perspectives and strategic priorities.
• NAFSA membership through the term of service is appreciated.