Criteria, Roles, and Term Lengths

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President Elect 

Term: 4 years

The President serves as the “face” of the USASP, works to ensure the health and continued growth of the Association, and advances the short and long-term goals established by the Board of Directors. The President will chair monthly meetings with the Executive Committee (composed of the President, President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, and a Board representative) and semi-annual meetings with the Board of Directors. The President will work closely with USASP administrative staff to ensure that all aspects of the organization run as smoothly as possible.

Additional responsibilities include appointing the incoming Chair of the Scientific Program Committee (SPC) and working with the SPC chair to organize the annual scientific meeting, chairing the nominations committee, and chairing the committee on committees (when serving as President and then Past-President). 

Once elected, the successful candidate will spend the first year as President-Elect, working closely with the President to learn about Association and Board processes and ongoing projects. In the second year, the President-Elect will become the President, working with the Immediate Past President.  In the third year, the President will mentor the new President-Elect, and in the fourth year, will become the Immediate Past President. 

Eligibility Criteria: Mid- to Senior-career individual (Assoc./Full or Senior Scientist/Director) with an established track record of leadership in local, national, and/or international organizations.

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Board of Directors (three open positions)*:
Term: Three years

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Directors on the Board provide advice to the President and guidance on issues brought to the USASP and support the Board’s decision-making process. Directors will serve concurrently on at least one other USASP Committee and/or Task Force as the liaison between the Committee/Task Force and the Board. The below criteria for open seats are defined based on the  required characteristics to balance the experience and expertise on the Board.

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Seat 1: An early career representative whose primary designation** is Basic Research-Preclinical Animal or Basic Research-Preclinical Human. Early Career Representative, who shall have at least completed a terminal degree (e.g., MD, PhD, RN) but either still be in training (i.e., post-doctoral fellow) or be within five (5) years of having completed training at the time of election. 

Seat 2: Mid- to Senior-career investigator (Assoc./Full or Senior Scientist/Director) is Clinical Care and/or Patient Advocacy

Seat 3: Mid- to Senior-career investigator (Assoc./Full or Senior Scientist/Director) is in Behavioral and Social Sciences or Population Health and Health Services

**Primary Designation is how an individual’s career classification is self-identified on their USASP membership profile.