Deadline: Friday, November 6 at 12:00PM (noon)

Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA ERC:

The ERC plays a key role in consulting with the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) on all matters related to GSA Elections, By-Elections and Referenda, including consulting and approving election timelines, advertising, ballots and policy breach rulings.

Meetings:

Monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of the month from 12:00-1:00PM - food is provided. Additional meetings may take place during the election period in February and March, and a debrief session will be held in the spring. 

Eligibility:

Open to all GSA members who have not and do not plan to run in or volunteer for the last or upcoming GSA General Election, By-Election, or Referenda (I.POL.17.1). Members must maintain neutrality and impartiality.

Please note: Members cannot serve on both the GSA ERC and the GSA Appeals and Complaints Board (GSA ACB).

For more information about this position, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.

Deadline: Friday, November 6 at 12:00PM (noon)

Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA BFC:

The overall mandate of the GSA Budget and Finance Committee (GSA BFC) is to advise on the financial affairs of the GSA (including the long-term planning and priorities of the GSA in light of its strategic goals) and on the provision of the long-term financial health of the organization (K.POL.5.1).

Meetings:

Quarterly meetings will be arranged based on availability. Emergency meetings may be called by any voting member. Notice of seventy two (72) hours will be given, unless there is an agreement to meet on shorter notice. 

Eligibility:

Members of the GSA BFC are expected, by GSA Council, to rise above any local/departmental views or issues and take into account the needs of the GSA as a whole (K.POL.5.9.a).

For more information about this position, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.

Deadline: Friday, November 6 at 12:00PM (noon)

Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA Council:

• Representation of and advocacy for the betterment of graduate student experiences! Be a strong voice for your fellow students. 
• Have your say and make a real difference in your university community. 
• Gain some leadership, advocacy and volunteer experience, network with peers, and have a direct influence on the policies that affect the graduate student experience. 

Key Details:

• Councillors-At-Large (CALs) are GSA members elected annually to sit on GSA Council as voting members - their terms run from May 1st to April 30th of the following year.
• GSA Council Monthly Meetings: see meeting list here: https://gsa-ualberta.ca/get-involved/governance/gsa-council/
• They are required to ensure that the GSA Office and GSA Council Speaker are kept up to date with their names, departmental addresses and contact information
• If a CAL cannot attend a meeting, they must let the GSA Office and Speaker know. If they do not do so and miss either two consecutive meetings or three in total without contacting the GSA, they may be replaced.

Meetings:

• CALs must attend GSA Council meetings: held monthly on the penultimate or last Monday of each month from 5:00-8:00PM - the dates can be viewed here. 

 Please note that an interview will be arranged with the GSA Nominating Committee (NoC) to determine eligibility. 

For more information about this position, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.

Deadline: Friday, November 6 at 12:00PM (noon)

Position Start Date: Immediate

There are 3 vacancies for FGPS Councillors and 6 vacancies for FGPS Alternate Councillors (attend when Councillors cannot). 

The term of office for graduate student FGPS Councillors is one year. FGPS Council normally meets between September and May. 

In addition, FGPS Councillors and Alternates will have the opportunity to sit on FGPS Council Standing Committees (found here).

Mandate

As per the Post-Secondary Learning Act (PSLA), a faculty council may determine the programs of study for the faculty, provide for the admission of students to the faculty, conduct examinations, and determine the conditions under which a student must withdraw from or may continue in a program of studies within the faculty. The composition and policies of the FGPS Council can be found here. 

Meetings

The GSA hosts a FGPS Caucus meeting prior to each FGPS Council meeting, in order “to coordinate graduate student representation at FGPS Council meeting” (GSA Bylaw and Policy, Section G: GSA Caucuses, GSA Policy, GSA Caucuses, Section G.POL.3.2.a). As such, graduate student members on FGPS Council are encouraged to attend all of the meetings listed below. 

Meetings of FGPS Council take place monthly on Wednesday afternoons, and meetings of GSA FGPS Council Caucus take place in the mornings of either the Monday or the Tuesday prior to the FGPS Council meetings. Caucus meetings are held hybrid; this year's Council meetings are held in-person. 

Meetings of FGPS Council take place monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:00-3:30PM, and meetings of GSA FGPS Council Caucus take place one week before at 1:00-2:00PM and immediately before the Council meeting. Meetings are held hybrid. 

• November 11 (1-2pm); November 18 (12-3:30pm) - online
• December 2 (1-2pm); December 9 (12:30-3:30pm)
• January 13 (1-2pm); January 20 (12-3:30pm)
• February 17 (1-2pm); February 24 (12-3:30pm)
• March 10 (1-2pm); March 17 (12-3:30pm)
• April 14 (1-2pm); April 21 (12-3:30pm)
• May 12 (1-2pm); May 19 (12-3:30pm)

Required preparation for FGPS Councillors: FGPS Council agendas are typically sent out about a week in advance of FGPS Council meetings. To prepare for each Council meeting, FGPS Councillors are asked to review the meeting materials sent to them and to attend the GSA FGPS Council Caucus meetings, at which the agenda for the upcoming FGPS Council meeting will be discussed. 

Please apply using the Nomination Form button below.

Deadline: Friday, November 6 at 12:00PM (noon)

Position Start Date: Immediate

Purpose and Mandate of the FGPS AAC:

The Academic Appeals Committee is a standing committee of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research’s (FGSR’s) Faculty Council. The mandate of the committee is to hear and resolve academic appeals brought to it for consideration by graduate students registered in FGSR.

Decisions that are made in reference to FGSR institutional regulations and/or those of the student’s disciplinary Faculty program and their resulting effect on a student’s academic standing may become the subject of dispute and occasionally a formal appeal. Appeals are usually avoidable and the FGSR advocates early and informal resolution of such matters.

There is currently an appeal from a student and the committee requires at least one student rep to help review it. You can find information regarding the Committee here. 

Please apply using the Nomination Form button below.

Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA ACB:

The GSA Appeals and Complaints Board is responsible for hearing and deciding appeals of GSA Chief Returning Officer decisions through election periods and complaints about GSA Officers as allowed by Section 94(3) of the Post-Secondary Learning Act (GSA Bylaw and Policy, Section H.POL.6.1).

Meetings:

Members must be available primarily during the GSA General Election process through February and March, but must be available to answer complaints that come up around the year. The GSA Executive Director or delegate will provide training on procedural fairness to all committee members. 

Eligibility:

Has not run in the last GSA General Election or election of the Associate Vice-President Labour; and has no intention to run in the next GSA General Election, or election of the Associate Vice-President Labour, or By-Election. 

Please note: Members cannot serve on both the GSA ERC and the GSA Appeals and Complaints Board (GSA ACB).

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to be neutral;
• Capacity for acting impartially;
• Capacity for reserving judgment until all parties have been heard; and
• Independent thinking.

Note: “The President, Vice-Presidents, other Elected Officers, and GSA Elections and Referenda Committee members may not serve on the GSA ACB” (GSA Bylaw and Policy, Section H.POL.8.6).

 Please note that an interview will be arranged with GSA Management and the NoC to determine eligibility. 

For more information about the GSA ACB, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.

Position Start Date & Term Length: September 15th, 2026 - May 31, 2027

We are currently seeking Faculty of Arts graduate students to sit on the following Arts Faculty governance bodies:

• Arts Faculty Council - 4 Arts Graduate Students
• Academic Affairs Committee - 2 Arts Graduate Students
• Academic & Grade Appeals Committee - 1 Arts Graduate Student
• Arts Committee on the Learning Environment - 2 Arts Graduate Students
• Arts Executive Committee - 1 Arts Graduate Student, ALSO ON THE ARTS FACULTY COUNCIL

Please review further details regarding these committees HERE. 

Please apply using the Nomination Form button below and specify which position(s) you would like to apply for. 

We are currently seeking two Science Faculty graduate students to serve on the Science Faculty Council. 

The Science Faculty Council will meet VIRTUALLY once during the upcoming academic year, with the option of an online ballot if required. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 27, 2027, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

We are currently seeking an Arts Graduate Student to serve on the Arts Dean Review Committee for the following dates:

Arts Dean Review Schedule 26-27

Tuesday, Sept 8, 2026; 9am – 12pm; Meeting 1

Tuesday, Sept 15, 2026; 12 – 1pm; Zoom: Faculty Town Hall

Tuesday, Sept 22, 2026; 12 – 1pm; In-Person: Faculty Forum 

Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026; 1 – 4pm; Meeting 2

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026; 1 – 4pm; Final Meeting

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026; 1 – 2:15pm; Interview w/ Robert Wood (1 hr)

We are looking to populate the Selection Committee to find the next Dean of the Faculty of Education and are looking to fill the role of: One graduate student from the incumbent Dean’s Faculty.

The Chair of this committee is Chris Andersen, College Dean and Vice-Provost (CSSH).

Committee members must be available to attend all meetings as noted:

We are looking to populate the Selection Committee to find the next Vice-Provost Library & Museums and Chief Librarian, and are looking to fill the role of: One graduate student from the incumbent Faculty.

Committee members must be available to attend all meetings as noted:

Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA GC:

The GSA Governance Committee advises and recommends changes to GSA Council regarding the GSA Bylaw and Policy documents or other governance issues (F.POL.4.2). 

Meetings:

Monthly meetings on the third Friday of the month from 10:00AM-12:00PM. 

Eligibility:

Open to GSA Councillors

For more information about this position, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.

Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA Board:

The GSAB is the senior administrative authority of the GSA, as delegated to it by GSA Council, and is the discussion forum for the GSA Officers and Directors.

Councillors are non-voting members on the GSA Board and are expected to provide a link between the DEOs and GSA Council. Accordingly, they present information, as needed, to GSA Council when GSA Board (GSAB) business is discussed and, likewise, represent the voice of GSA Council at GSAB meetings and advise DEOs on matters discussed by the GSAB (F.POL.3.1.f.i).

Meetings:

Weekly meetings on Wednesdays from 2:00-4:00PM and emergency meetings may be called by any voting member. Notice of seventy-two (72) hours must be given for an emergency meeting, unless there is agreement to meet on shorter notice (F.POL.3.3.b).

Eligibility:

Must be a GSA Councillor.

 Please note that an interview will be arranged with GSA Management and the GSA Nominating Committee (NoC) to determine eligibility. 

For more information about this position, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.