CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2024 SIGMA XI ELECTIONS
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, is seeking nominations for qualified candidates to fill positions for President-elect, Board of Directors, Committee on Nominations, and Associate Directors for representation of regions and constituencies for terms beginning July 1, 2025. The Board of Directors is principally responsible for managing the activities, property, and affairs of the Society in accordance with the policies established by the Assembly of Delegates. The Board of the Society simultaneously serves as the Board of the Corporation.
Sigma Xi’s candidates and elected leaders are volunteers and are expected to meet the commonly held standards of professional ethics and scientific integrity and will be asked to sign Sigma Xi’s Code of Ethical Conduct to this effect. Sigma Xi seeks diverse and inclusive participation in all its elected and appointed positions. Sigma Xi’s elected positions are voluntary.
Only active full members of the Society are eligible to run for office. An inactive member may become active at any time through payment of current dues.
The election will take place immediately following the 2024 International Forum on Research Excellence (IFoRE) in November 2024.
President-Elect
Election as president-elect carries a full 3-year term, each year with distinct title, duties, and responsibilities:
- President-elect: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
- President: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
- Immediate past-president: July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028
Failure to complete any part of the 3-year term will end the term in full.
Nominations for the president-elect position should be submitted to elections@sigmaxi.org.
Additional Open Positions
The following positions carry 3-year terms beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2028:
Board of Directors
- Area Groups, Industries, State & Federal Labs
- Comprehensive Colleges & Universities
- North Central Region
- Southwest Region
Associate Directors
- Canadian/International Constituency
- Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency
- Mid-Atlantic Region
- Northeast Region
Committee on Nominations
The following positions carry 3-year terms beginning immediately following the elections:
- Membership-at-Large Constituency
- Research and Doctoral Universities Constituency
- Northwest Region
- Southeast Region
Nominations for the Board of Directors, Associate Directors, and Committee on Nominations should be submitted to elections@sigmaxi.org.
List of Duties and Responsibilities for Elected Positions