Chair of Adhesion & Adhesives Group

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

• Contract type
• Voluntary role
• Location
• -
• Closing date
• 2 Mar 2026
• Salary
• N/A

Are you looking to promote your area of expertise and influence the technical direction of the Institute? Keen to develop your chairing and leadership skills in a supportive, professional environment? Why not put yourself forward to Chair the Board of this vibrant member-led technical community?

As the Chair of a Technical Community, you will be responsible for managing and organising its Leadership Team to deliver value for IOM3 members in terms of technical content, networking, and events within its remit. You will also have a role in representing your Technical Community in other parts of the Institute and externally. Technical Community Leadership Teams meet between two and six times a year, depending on their desire and workload. These meetings are usually held virtually.

Any member with relevant interests can apply, whether or not they have already been involved with a relevant committee, Leadership Team or elsewhere within the Institute. Please submit a CV and a statement of what you propose to do as Chair, including what you plan to do to support members and to improve equality, diversity, and inclusion in this role, to anita.horton@iom3.org by 08:00 GMT on 2 March 2026.

We are particularly keen to improve the diversity of our volunteer cadre. We are happy to arrange informal conversations for anyone who wishes to find out more about any of the posts and the process.

Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At IOM3, we are building a diverse and inclusive Institute. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the role description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.