Call for Nominations - CIHR HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Steering Committee (2012)

The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity is seeking qualified individuals to replace two members of its Community-Based Research (CBR) Steering Committee.

The CIHR HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research (CBR) Program assists community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations and institutions in developing the knowledge they need to carry out their work in the most effective manner and in creating research expertise within these organizations. Funding is delivered through two streams: Aboriginal research and General (non-Aboriginal) research.

The CIHR HIV/AIDS CBR Program supports partnerships between community leaders and researchers in carrying out research and capacity-building initiatives relevant to communities engaged in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Community leaders ensure that research will lead to practical and useful outcomes that will directly benefit the community, while researchers, coming from academia or other research institutions, contribute their research expertise in methodology, scientific rigour and supervision of future researchers.

Giving direction: the Community-Based Research (CBR) Steering Committee

The CIHR HIV/AIDS CBR Program is guided by the efforts of the CBR Steering Committee. The Committee has equal representation of HIV/AIDS CBR researchers and broader community organizations for both the General and Aboriginal streams of the program. The Steering Committee was established in 2006 and guides the development of the CBR program through recommendations to the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Advisory Committee (CHARAC) and CIHR. A current list of the CBR Steering Committee members can be found on our website.

Process

At the present time, nominations are being sought for:

  • 1 HIV/AIDS Aboriginal Stream researcher representative
  • 1 HIV/AIDS General Stream CBR community representative

Nominations for individuals for the CBR Steering Committee are invited from all stakeholders and must include a brief (250 word) rationale for the nomination and a short biographical sketch or curriculum vitae. The rationale should make reference to qualifications, expertise and/or previous contributions to HIV/AIDS CBR in an Aboriginal or in a General Stream setting, and indicate the perspective that the nominee will bring to the work of the Committee. Contact information for both the nominator and the nominee(s) must be included with the nomination documents.

Deadline for receipt of nominations is Friday, May 18, 2012

Nominations should be addressed to:

Simone Marcantonio
Project Officer, HIV/AIDS Research Initiative
CIHR-Institute of Infection and Immunity
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street,
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
Email: simone.marcantonio@cihr-irsc.gc.ca