Call for applications for the position of: AO Trauma Education Commission Chairperson

Deadline for applications: January 26, 2024

Dear members of AO Trauma,

We are happy to announce the call for applications for the prestigious position of:

  • Chairperson of the AO Trauma Education Commission

The AO Trauma Education Commission (AOTEC) is the highest educational governance body of AO Trauma globally. It is constituted by the chairpersons of the five regional Education Committees (Asia Pacific, Europe and Southern Africa, Latin America, Middle East and Northern Africa and North America).

The AOTEC Chairperson is a full member of the AO Trauma International Board (AOTIB). The role also includes ex-officio membership of the AO Technical Commission (AO TC).

Terms of office

The term of the current AOTEC Chairperson, Mark Reilly will end on June 30, 2025. Based on the Terms of Reference of the AOTEC, the terms of the new AOTEC Chairperson will be as follows:

  • July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025: one (1) year term as AOTEC Chairperson-elect
  • July 1, 2025* – June 30, 2029: four (4) years term as AOTEC Chairperson

*The change of office of the chairperson always takes place after the meeting of the Assembly of Trustees. The administrative cut-off is end of June.

Eligibility for the AOTEC Chairperson

In order to be considered for nomination by the Nomination Committee (NomCom), candidates must be a paying AO Trauma member, and fulfill one of the following criteria:

  • Be a current or past member of any AO Trauma Global Commission (Education, Research or Community Development), or
  • Be a current or past member of any AO Trauma Regional Board (Asia Pacific, Europe and Southern Africa, Latin America, Middle East and Northern Africa and North America).
  • Selected exceptional candidates nominated by the NomCom who are not current or past members of any AO Trauma Global Commission or AO Trauma Regional Board.

In addition, the candidates must also fulfill the requirements specified in the referenced job description. A same function can only be held once by the same person.

Electorate and voting mechanism

Based on the Terms of Reference of the AOTEC, the following voting mechanism applies:

  • Electorate: voting members of the AOTIB
  • Each voting member has one (1) vote
  • The electorate will be informed by email. The votes will be cast anonymously through the AO Trauma e-voting mechanism (LamaPoll). 

Nomination and electoral process

  • All interested and qualified candidates must submit their CV and a Letter of Intent via the AO system by January 26, 2024 midnight, CET
  • The NomCom will review all applications and approve the eligible candidates over the course of 10 days
  • The election will run thereafter and will be open for 7 days
  • The election process is carried out according to the first-past-the-post logic:
    • Multiple run-off electronic voting process through the AO Trauma system (LamaPoll)
    • If a candidate reaches an absolute majority in any round, he/she is elected
    • The candidate with the least votes is eliminated at each round
    • Another round is carried out as long as no candidate reaches an absolute majority
    • The elected candidate has to be confirmed by the AOTIB at their meeting in February 2024.
  • The NomCom will then ratify the election process, inform the candidates of the election outcome, and announce the result on the AO Trauma website

We encourage you to apply for this important and prestigious position. As AOTEC Chairperson, you will be able to actively shape the future success of AO Trauma globally.

Thank you for your interest and support.

Yours sincerely,

AOTEC Nomination Committee

AO Trauma invites eligible candidates to apply

If you fulfil the requirements provided in the job description, please use our submission tool and follow the submission process.

Deadline for applications: January 26, 2024