Space Exploration Advisory Committee Call for Membership Nominations 2022
Published 30 November 2021
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The UK Space Agency seeks nominations for membership of its Space Exploration Advisory Committee (SEAC).
The SEAC is responsible for advising the Agency on matters relating to robotic and human space exploration programmes. The Committee’s remit includes advising on UK participation in European exploration programmes (including Mars exploration and the International Space Station) and national level activities in support of these programmes. Membership of the SEAC consists of representatives of the academic and industrial communities from across the breadth of relevant subject areas, including biomedicine, fundamental physics, robotics and autonomy, and space science.
We require a broad range of specialisms and as such we require four new members to support the Exploration programme. The specialisms required are:
- Exploration technology
- Mars science and exploration
- Industrial representative – large scale technology
- Industrial representative – SME
This will complement the Committee’s already wide level of expertise, though there will only be one membership position available per specialism.
We are specifically looking for an industrial representative from SME commercial environment – please note you would be expected to represent the SME Space community rather than your specific organisations interests.
Nominations should be made by email, no later than Monday 10th January 2022 at 16:00 to the email address below and include the following information:
- Name
- Organisation
- Research/science interests
- Brief summary (100-200 words) of relevant experience
Suitable candidates are expected to have:
- experience of working with international space programmes (e.g. with ESA, NASA);
- broad knowledge of the UK R+D landscape;
- knowledge of the political and strategic challenges of work in this area, at both a national and international level;
- scientific expertise in a space-related discipline, excluding the life sciences.
It is also preferred that candidates have:
- experience of working in similar advisory positions for government or other public bodies (e.g. government agencies, Research Councils, other funding bodies.)
Membership is on a two-year term, and meetings are usually held quarterly with the next SEAC meeting is will be held on 1st February 2022 so please make sure that you are available around this date. We will confirm with candidates the dates for 2022 as soon as possible.
To submit a nomination (either for yourself or for a colleague) or for more information about the SEAC and what membership entails, please contact Joanna Bird (Exploration Science Community Officer):