Organization

The president is important to set the tone of Stapa each year within the bureau and the committee on campus.

The president is at the forefront of relations with Pasteur administration and other official entities. She/he makes sure that the StaPa activities are carried out according to plan and that the budget is controlled. Of course, the president is never alone to face these duties and always has support from the bureau and the committee.

This is a position that can be demanding but is also very rewarding in terms of self-confidence, image and often great trust and friendship with the bureau and committee members.

The vice-president’ roles might seem vague but they are extremely important. Besides supporting the president and saving her/him from drowning, she/he usually takes part in the organisation of the main activities and makes sure that everything goes well.  The important point is that she/he will push the association forward and is reliable to participate actively in the life of the association.

The treasurer manages the Stapa bank account.

With the president, she/he suggests an annual budget in the beginning and keeps a close eye on respect of this budget along the year. With the Direction, she/he is involved in discussions with the Institut Pasteur General Direction for funding proposals or extra funding to be negotiated.

Her/his work also provides an important part of the STAPA archives by recording every invoices and budgets. For every STAPA project, she/he makes sure that invoices are paid, people reimbursed and sometimes directly buys necessary things. Consequently, she/he is more or less involved in every project of the association such as the Friday Social Hour for which she/he is in charge of the logistics and counting donations collected during the event.

The secretary has an important role maintaining a record of all internal and external Stapa meetings helping to avoid redundancy about who is in charge of what, when, etc. She/he has a global vision of the Stapa activities undertaken and can find time to help with various activities if they feel like it! There is no restriction to one secretary. Having several secretaries is really helpful to assure the presence of at least one secretary at every meeting.

The role of the STAPA Pasteur Network Representative (SPNR) is to maintain relations with the Pasteur Network by facilitating and coordinating STAPA’s international activities, including organizing international events and securing grants.

Representatives

Each department has elected representatives for PhD students and postdocs. Their role is to help you in case you face any issues, hear your concerns and carry your voices at the departmental councils and to the General Direction. These Reps represent your interests to the administration and advocate for changes that benefit you across the Institut Pasteur. In addition, they are trying to create a community within the Institute to facilitate networking, socialization, and collaboration.

You can contact the PhD student or postdocs offices to have more informations and/or contact your dedicated Reps :