Volunteer to Lead a Community




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One of the most critical volunteer positions in AAPS is chair of an AAPS Community. Members depend on these leaders to drive professional interactions, networking, and educational growth in their community.

AAPS Community Chairs are able to expand their networks and polish their leadership skills while helping to develop scientific programming for the members of their community.

This year we are seeking a chair and a vice chair for each community, to serve in this role from March 2026 through September 2027. Chairs will then transition to the Past Chair role, and Vice Chairs will transition to the Chair role, serving October 2027 through September 2028.

To qualify for consideration, you must:

  • Be a member of AAPS at the time of application and throughout service
  • Have 3-5 hours per month to serve, including:
    • Leading the community’s monthly leadership meeting
    • Attending the monthly AAPS Community Forum
    • Developing programming for the community
  • Have experience posting in the AAPS Communities
  • Have read the AAPS Community Chairs Guide (PDF) 

AAPS prefers applicants that have:

  • Experience chairing a committee
  • Past volunteer experience in AAPS programming, such as developing a symposium, presenting a poster, submitting an article to AAPS Newsmagazine, leading an Ask the Experts session, etc.
  • A mature network in the scientific community
  • 5+ years in their scientific profession
  • Topical knowledge related to the community’s scope
Application Deadline: Monday, December 22 2025, at 11:59pm ET

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Applicants will be notified about their application status in February 2026.

Changes for Spring 2026

AAPS is restructuring the Communities to make the organization easier to understand and participate in for the thousands of scientists who belong to the organization. The scientific focus of the new Communities is much broader and larger in scope to minimize overlap between Communities and to foster more connection and networking among members with the same scientific interests. AAPS members can participate and belong to as many Communities as they like.