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:
Vacancies: 1 (Any group)
Term of Office: 1 August 2026 - 31 July 2029
Scope of the Board: The Student Sports and Activities Committee seeks to promote the role of sports, in its widest sense, to the student experience at the LSE. It reports to the Education Committee and serves as a link between the Athletic Union and the committees and other decision-making structures of the School. The Committee deals with all aspects of sports provision and enjoyment in so far as these relate to student life at LSE. A central concern of the Athletics Committee the use and improvement of the facilities provided at the main School site, New Malden, and elsewhere for games and activities coming within the purview of the Athletic Union.
The committee usually meets once per year, with additional meetings scheduled as and when they are required.
Role of the Chair:
- To organize and chair meetings of the Committee;
- To take up key issues with relevant persons and committees in the School;
- To liaise with the representatives of the Students Union so as to keep abreast of their interests and concerns, and to advise them of ways to advance the case for athletics provision in the School;
- To help feed athletics issues into the planning regime of the School.
The Chair will normally devote around a day a month to committee matters.
Requirements: The ideal candidate would be someone with a keen interest in sports, an interest in promoting sports provision, and who recognises the value of sports opportunities in enhancing the experience of the LSE student or member of staff.
Please return the completed application form, along with a CV, to academic.board@lse.ac.uk by Monday 22 June 2026.
Please note that the application process for this committee will involve a short interview via Zoom.
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 secretary, Susan Parsons (s.parsons@lse.ac.uk), or current Chair, Sarah Trotter (s.trotter@lse.ac.uk).
Vacancy: 1 (Any Group)
Term of Office: 1 September 2026 - 31 August 2029
Scope of the Board: The Research Ethics Review Board (RERB) as a sub-committee of the LSE Research Committee, has responsibility for making decisions on applications for ethical approval that have been submitted by members of staff and students across the School. In particular, the Committee will ensure that the School complies with the LSE Research Ethics Policy in the following ways:
- Provide guidance to researchers where it is considered that the documentation submitted for ethics review is insufficient for the RERB to make an informed decision
- Ensure that all research takes place in a manner which is as safe as possible with respect to participants and any other researchers involved in the research.
- Ensure there are no conflicts of interest when making decisions.
- Recognise where advice and guidance are required from colleagues outside RERB and if necessary, call upon experts to assist with advice and review where required.
RERB will report on its activities to the Research Committee on a regular basis.
Role of the Deputy Chair: The Board has a Chair and two Deputy Chairs, duties/responsibilities of the Deputy Chair are:
- Assist the Chair in oversight and monitoring of the School’s Research Ethics Policy and review procedures
- In the case of complex or sensitive ethics applications, reviewing the recommendations of the Board reviewers and confirming approval or indicating if further information is required
- Undertaking expedited reviews when required
- Providing advice to other REC members where required
- Assisting the Research Ethics Managers with queries from researchers that they are unable to answer, or queries relating to post-approval study amendments
- Assisting with the induction of new RERB members when required
- Where required, deputising for the Chair in chairing the RERB meetings or attending meetings of Research Committee.
The role attracts an honorarium of £3,500 per annum for their 3-year appointment.
Requirements: Candidates should have a strong, demonstrable interest in research ethics, with experience of conducting qualitative research as well as experience of conducting ethics reviews
Please return the completed application form, along with a CV, to academic.board@lse.ac.uk by Monday 22 June 2026.
Please note that the application process for this committee will involve a short interview via Zoom.
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, Lyn Grove (l.grove@lse.ac.uk) or the committee chair, Kathy Hochstetler (k.hochstetler@lse.ac.uk).
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: Applicants should have several years' experience of attending programme-level exam sub-boards.
Please return the completed application form, along with a CV, to academic.board@lse.ac.uk by 22 June 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)
Vacancies: 3 (Any Group)
Terms of Office: 1 September 2026 - 31 August 2029
Scope of the Board: The Research Ethics Review Board (RERB) as a sub-committee of the LSE Research Committee, has responsibility for making decisions on applications for ethical approval that have been submitted by members of staff and students across the School. In particular, the Committee will ensure that the School complies with the LSE Research Ethics Policy in the following ways:
- Provide guidance to researchers where it is considered that the documentation submitted for ethics review is insufficient for the RERB to make an informed decision
- Ensure that all research takes place in a manner which is as safe as possible with respect to participants and any other researchers involved in the research.
- Ensure there are no conflicts of interest when making decisions.
- Recognise where advice and guidance are required from colleagues outside RERB and if necessary, call upon experts to assist with advice and review where required.
RERB will report on its activities to the Research Committee on a regular basis.
Requirements: RERB reports its activities to the Research Committee on a regular basis and meets face to face once a term. Most of RERB work is dealt with via electronic circulation, given the ad hoc demand for advice/approval and the short deadlines often stipulated by external funders.
Members are expected to be research active, and applicants should have a good understanding of the ethical issues related to research. Applicants with qualitative expertise in the following areas would be particularly welcomed: media studies/social media analysis, use of AI, work/business studies, gender studies (including gender-based violence, sexuality), and/or regional expertise in Eastern/Central Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa or Southeast Asia. The Committee also encourages applicants from Psychological and Behavioural Sciences.
Please return the completed application form, along with a CV, to academic.board@lse.ac.uk by Monday 22 June 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, Lyn Grove (l.grove@lse.ac.uk) or the committee chair, Kathy Hochstetler (k.hochstetler@lse.ac.uk).