IOM3 Materials Processing & Manufacturing Group Chair 2026

Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining

Contract type

Voluntary role

Location

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Closing date

30 Sep 2026

Salary

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Want to become more involved with the Institute? 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 one of our vibrant member-led technical communities?

• IOM3 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Group: this is a networking group created out of the restructure of the technical community groups under IOM3. This group will facilitate the development and sharing of knowledge and best practice, in all the technical aspects related to the processing and manufacturing of raw materials into semi-finished/finished/near shape products. This will include the current networks based around Particulate Engineering, Casting and Solidification, Advanced Sheet Metal Forming and Bulk Metal Forming. The chair will be instrumental in scoping out the leadership group, including Technical Champions and any sub-groups to deliver agreed objectives and to assess where there are subject gaps.

As a Chair of a technical community, you will be responsible for managing and organising its Board 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 Boards meet between two and six times a year, depending on the Board’s desires and workload.

Any member with relevant interests can apply, whether or not they have already been involved with the Board or elsewhere with 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 anita.horton@iom3.org by 08:00 on 30 September 2026.

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.