Apply for positions of trust 2021/22

Since 1877, Medicinska Föreningen has been driven forward by committed members – Karolinska Institutet’s students and alumni. Do you want to deepen your commitment to the student union’s work and at the same time gain valuable experience for the future? Do you feel that you have knowledge to contribute to making the student union’s activities more efficient? Apply for a position of trust!

On May 20th, the Union Council (Fullmäktige), Medicinska Föreningen’s highest decision-making body, will elect the following positions of trust: archivist, librarian, host, Nominating Commission, Election Commission and auditors for foundations managed by MF.

Read about the positions below and send in your candidacy latest on the 10th of May at 5.00 pm.

Archivist

The position as archivist is an honorary position with the assignment to preserve and maintain Medicinska Föreningen’s archives. The archivist ensures that MF’s old meeting minutes, magazines and photographs are well taken care of and organized in an appropriate manner. The archivist’s task is also to submit historical articles or notices to the editorial staff of MF’s magazine Medicor based on material in the archives.

Librarian

The position as librarian is an honorary position with the assignment to preserve and maintain Medicinska Föreningen’s library. The librarian takes care of the library and its inventories and finds new books on medical history or medicine and magazines to MF. The librarian’s task is also to submit historical articles or notices to the editorial staff of MF’s magazine Medicor based on older material in the library.

Host

The position as host is an honorary position with the assignment to, as part of the host couple, execute and embody Medicinska Föreningen’s hosting at the official events that MF invites guests to. The host couple sends personal invitations to MF’s events, compiles information about the guest list to the Programme Committee and makes the table placement at the sittings. During the events, the host couple welcomes the guests, handles the guest book, answers questions and makes sure the guests have a good time.

Nominating Commission

The Nominating Commission prepares the elections of positions of trust and student representative positions to be elected by the Union Council (Fullmäktige). Examples of such positions are the President and Board of MF and central student representatives within Karolinska Institutet, as well as the positions below. The work entails announcing the positions, collecting candidacies and presenting nominations to the Union Council regarding whom to elect for the positions. Before submitting their nominations, the Nominating Commission examines that the candidates meet the requirements for the position in question, for example by conducting interviews with candidates for central positions of trust.

  • The Nominating Commission consists of a chairperson, a secretary and one to five members
  • Term of office: 2021
  • Eligible: member
  • Language requirements: Swedish or English (at least one member with knowledge in Swedish)
  • More information: Medicinska Föreningens stagdar 6 kap. Om Valberedningen

In the 2020 revision of the bylaws of Medicinska Föreningen, the composition of and election to the Nominating Commission was changed. Having previously been elected by the Speaker among suggestions from the section boards, all MF members can now send in their candidacies themselves! The term of office has also been changed to run from January to December, which means that the Nominating Commission that is elected now works until 31 December 2021.

Election Commission

The Election Commission conducts the union election, i.e the election to the Union Council (Fullmäktige) of Medicinska Föreningen. The election takes place during the autumn 2021. The work of the Election Commission entails announcing the election so that all MF members can send in their candidacies and vote, creating election posters for everyone who is running in the election, sending a voting link via email to all members and compiling and publishing the election results.

  • The Election Commission consists of a chairperson, a vice chairperson and two to five members
  • Term of office: 2021
  • Eligible: member
  • Language requirements: Swedish or English (at least one member with knowledge in Swedish)
  • More information: Medicinska Föreningens stagdar 15 kap. Om val

Auditor for foundations managed by Medicinska Föreningen

The auditor’s task is to review the management of the foundations managed by Medicinska Föreningen and to ensure that laws, bylaws and regulations have been followed correctly during the financial year. The position requires fluent Swedish. Please see the Swedish page for more information.

Questions?

Do you have questions about a position or the election process? You’re welcome to contact the Nominating Commission (Valberedningen) at [email protected].