About Us
Mission Statement
- To help Post-docs and research staff progress their careers through provision of information and assistance.
- To help integrate Post-docs into the local area, University and department.
- To be a liaison between the College of Medicine senior management and Post-docs.
- To encourage interaction between Post-docs and research staff through provision of work-related and social events.
Composition
The MDN PA is composed of 2 co-chairs, 2 co-treasurers, a secretary, departmental post-doc representatives, and Faculty representative.
Constitution
- The association is committed to a policy of openness, inclusion and equal opportunity in accordance with University policy.
- The committee meets on the first Thursday of every month. Any interested parties are welcome to attend through prior arrangement with the co-chairs.
- Office bearers may remain in their post for up to 1 year. Posts are rotated and ordinary members are encouraged to take up an office bearer position when one becomes vacant. All posts are voluntary. In the case of competition, election to a post will take place by secret ballot.
- Post-docs who wish to raise an issue for discussion by the committee should contact their departmental representative or the co-chairs directly to have said issue included in the agenda of the next meeting.
- The co-chairs are responsible for drawing up and distributing an agenda prior to meetings. Ordinary members are encouraged to contribute to agenda topics. Ideas should be communicated to one of the co-chairs.
- The co-treasurers are responsible for drawing up a budget to cover refreshments after seminars, seminar speaker travel and subsistence, costs pertaining to workshops and other sundry items, such as photocopying. The budget is discussed and agreed by the committee for submission to the School Administrator by 31st July each year. The budget is for the attention of the Director of Research, Head of College and Vice Principal.
- The secretary will record the minutes of the meeting and distribute them on the week of the next meeting to all committee members and any other interested parties. Once the committee has approved minutes they will be posted on the association website.
- Ordinary members of the committee will be encouraged to undertake different duties as necessary.
- All committee members are expected to attend the monthly meeting. Members who cannot attend should inform the co-chairs.
- An Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held once a year and is open to all Post-docs. Senior members of the faculty will be invited to attend. The purpose of the AGM is to be open and accountable regarding our activities and achievements and to debate current as well as future plans for the association.
- Resignation of office bearers should be made with 1 months notice.
- Ordinary members should inform the co-chairs if they wish to leave (or join). Any ordinary member may do so with a reasonable amount of prior warning depending on their level of involvement.
