The Academic Nominations Committee regularly seeks applications from members of the Academic Board to serve on School committees. Serving on committees provides an opportunity to contribute to the work of the wider School community.
The School is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and Academic Nominations Committee encourages applications from under-represented groups.
How to Apply
For most positions, please complete the application form and return, via email, to the Secretary of the Academic Nominations Committee at academic.board@lse.ac.uk by the given deadline.
You should say why you wish to be considered, and confirm that you have the appropriate requirements indicated. Please also confirm that you have discussed your application with your Head of Department.
The application process for some committees or positions may vary, such as requiring a CV and interview. Please pay attention to individual vacancy listings.
Some posts will indicate applicants should be from an Academic Board Constituency Group; these groups can be found here.
Appointment Process
Academic Office Holders (principally chairs of committees), and appointments to Council, Education Committee, Academic Planning & Resources Committee, Research Committee, Agenda Committee of Academic Board, and Academic Nominations Comittee would normally be appointed through interview. The Academic Nominations Committee could take a view where appropriate that interview is not required (e.g. where there is a single and suitably qualified candidate for the role).
Depending on the number of applications to other committees, members would normally be appointed through a random selection procedure, which the Academic Nominations Committee has found provides a more diverse candidate pool. The Committee may still choose to interview candidates should it be appropriate.
It is open to the Academic Nominations Committee to consider candidates for these posts other than those who apply for the advertised vacancies.
Office Holders:
There are currently no Office Holder vacancies.
Committees:
Vacancies: 1
Group 2 - (Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, Government, International Development, International Relations, European Institute, School of Public Policy)
Term of Office: 1 August 2026 – 31 July 2029
Scope of Board:
The remit of the Graduate School Board of Examiners is:
- To scrutinise and confirm course marks, progression decisions and the final award classifications of all graduate students
- To consider recommendations made by the sub-boards regarding exceptional circumstances cases
- To consider and approve changes to local rules
- To recommend or approve process or regulatory improvements to Education Committee
The Board comprises an independent Chair and ten members made up of two representatives from each the five academic board constituency groups. The GSBE meets three times a year in March, early July, and early November.
Requirements:
Academic Board members of the GSBE need to have recent experience as a Chair or Deputy-Chair of a programme level sub-board of examiners.
Please return the completed application form, along with a CV, to academic.board@lse.ac.uk by 18 March 2026.
When determining appointments, the Academic Nominations Committee will have regard to the current targets for gender representation and ensuring the committee membership includes a balance of both professors and non-professors and representation from every constituency group.
Questions about membership of the committee can be directed to the committee’s secretary, Martin Johnson (m.johnson@lse.ac.uk) or the committee chair, Kirsten Schulze (k.schulze@lse.ac.uk)