½¿É«µ¼º½ Opportunity
Race, Ethnicity and Education SIG Convenor 2025-2028

The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Race, Ethnicity and Education SIG has an opening for a convenor.
This SIG is active in working to promote issues of racial education and equity with international and national colleagues.
Research interestsÂ
- Critical Race TheoryÂ
- Intersectionality with feminism, able-ism, social class etc.
- Black and Asian student teachers oppressions
- Minority ethnic people’s lived experiences of barriers, hurdles and successes
- Racism and anti-racism in formal and informal educational institutions
- Culturally responsive pedagogy
- Black Men in higher education
- Black Leaders and Managers in Higher Education
SIG aims:
- Hold regular Members’ meetings that listen to, represent their voices to ½¿É«µ¼º½.
- Encourage high-quality academic research, through invitations to write abstracts for ½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual conference and its other events across the year.
- Develop the work of Early Career Researchers through inviting academic presentations at Members’ meetings.
- Disseminate our work and events and provide a space online, via ‘X’ (formerly Twitter).
- Encourage members to be involved in other ½¿É«µ¼º½ work, such as ½¿É«µ¼º½ Council and other committees.
If you would like to be considered, key aspects of the Convenors’ role include:
- Preparing text for a regular (ideally once per term) newsletter to SIG members.
- Hosting at least one annual SIG forum meeting for all members (organised via the ½¿É«µ¼º½ office)
- Encouraging submissions of individual papers and symposia for ½¿É«µ¼º½ conference.
- Reviewing abstracts or acting as a third reviewer.
- Grouping together abstracts for the conference.
- Succession planning.
- SIG events
- SIG Forum Meetings
- ½¿É«µ¼º½ Conference
- Social media
- Helping shape the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Race Equity Policy
If multiple expressions of interest are received an election will be run.
By agreeing to assume a position of SIG convenor, individuals are committing to fulfilling the responsibilities and obligations that go with that role. SIG Convenors are expected to exercise their own judgment to meet the requirements listed in ½¿É«µ¼º½ guidance and to seek further advice from the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Office if in any doubt on any of these matters. If any procedures are not followed then ½¿É«µ¼º½ reserves the right to take whatever action may be necessary to protect ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s legal, financial and reputational position.
This role is intended to serve a 3 year term, finishing 30 September 2028