Hello and thank you for your interest in applying to be on the leadership team for Out in STEM (oSTEM)!
is welcome to apply for these positions, regardless of sexual or gender identity. The only requirement is to be an undergraduate student currently enrolled at the University of Florida with plans to maintain this status throughout the 2023-2024 academic year. We want to provide a safe space for our members to make friends, enjoy themselves, and prepare for a successful professional career. We offer these opportunities to everyone regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, or major. You do not have to be LGBTQ+ or in STEM to be a part of our community or leadership team!
About oSTEM: For those unfamiliar with oSTEM, welcome! We are the UF chapter of Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM). Our chapter is dedicated to providing social and professional development opportunities to our members, as well as promoting LGBTQ+ interests and inclusion at UF. For more information, please check out our Instagram: @ostemflorida
Our eboard and suborganization election processes are a little different, each are listed below:
- Eboard Elections (treasurer, secretary): All applicants will attend a short virtual interview with the oSTEM president, these interviews will be recorded. To protect the privacy of our applicants, these interviews will not be freely posted online but will be shared with oSTEM members upon request. Once all interviews are completed, oSTEM members will cast their votes for who should hold available positions.
- Suborganization Directors (PiE, PiCALS, PiP Directors): All applicants will complete short interviews with the oSTEM Vice President, who will select the best candidate to fulfill the position. Please also note that many of our suborganizations work as a team of two directors (either co-directors or a primary and assistant director), these distinctions will be determined by the vice president as they deem appropriate.
Duties and Responsibilities:
ALL oSTEM Leadership:
- Attend leadership meetings as needed
- Attend oSTEM and suborganization events to the best of your ability (aim for 2-3 events/month)
- Assist with tabling sessions and other club advertisement activities as needed
- Perform any other duties delegated to you by Eboard members
Treasurer
- Attend Eboard meetings as needed
- Complete applications for Fall and Spring Student Government Funding
- Reach out to UF entities and external entities for outside sources of funding
- Coordinates with other leadership members to ensure their projects are properly funded (i.e. goods and services that may need to be needed for specific events)
- Coordinate with Student Government and the oSTEM President to ensure that the fund request approval process continuously progresses
- Develop/Revise fundraising document meant to be disseminated to external organizations
Secretary - Take minutes at Eboard and leadership meetings
- Manage oSTEM social media - answer DMs, post about events, etc.
- Design oSTEM event graphics
- Maintain and organize the oSTEM Google Drive
- Send oSTEM event information to appropriate departments' weekly/monthly newsletters
- Maintain oSTEM member group chats (Slack, GroupMe, etc.)
Pride in Engineering (PiE) Director
- Plan and execute professional and social events tailored to LGBTQ+ Engineering students at UF
(approx. 2 events/semester)
- Attend all PiE events
- Meet with oSTEM Vice President at the beginning of each semester to plan PiE events for that semester
Pride in CALS (PiCALS) Director
- Plan and execute professional and social events tailored to LGBTQ+ CALS students at UF (approx. 2 events/semester)
- Attend CALS Council Meetings (1x/Mo)
- Attend all PiCALS events
- Meet with oSTEM Vice President at the beginning of each semester to plan PiCALS events for that semester
Pride in Psychology (PiP) Director
- Plan and execute professional and social events tailored to LGBTQ+ Psychology students at UF
(approx. 2 events/semester)
- Attend all PiP events
- Meet with oSTEM Vice President at the beginning of each semester to plan PiP events for that semester
Questions?
Contact Natalie Barber (she/they): pres.ostemflorida@gmail.com
Find us on Instagram: @ostemflorida (our DMs are open!)
