ISSBD - Early Career Scholars
A warm welcome to the webpage of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) Early Career Scholars. Our aim is to give a voice and
visibility to the needs of early career scholars of behavioural development. Our currently representative are:
Who is an Early Career Scholar (ECS)?
Broadly speaking, this is a scholar of human development who is either
working towards a PhD or whose PhD has been awarded less than 7 years
ago. Most early career scholars are undergraduate students,
graduate/PhD students, postdocs, or junior faculty members. They are
thus in the early stage of their careers.
Why should you become an activity ECS?
There many benefits of becoming an activity ECS. Among other things you
can apply for travel grants, participate in ECS workshop and training,
network with other ECS from all over the work.
Why does ISSBD care about Early Career Scholars?
ISSBD feels committed to early career scholars for at least three reasons.
First, we want to promote the careers of starting scientists by equipping
them with the best possible resources. Second, ISSBD strongly believes
it can benefit from the good ideas and energy of early career scholars.
Third, by focusing on early career scholars, ISSBD hopes it can promote
the kind of generational change that is necessary to keep our organization
as vibrant and active as it is today.
ISSBD ECS Committee Representation
The ISSBD Committee participates in different committees of the society. We
encourage ECS participate in the development of the society through
representation in different committees. The committees you can participate in include:
- Awards
- Finance
- Membership
- Nominations
- Publications
- Regional Workshops
- Developing Country Fellowship Award
- ISSBD Fellows
- Early Career Development Committee
- Early Career Travel Grants
- Pre-Conference Workshops
Social Media
In a bid to cover all ECS, we have a number of different social media platforms
- Webinars - Posted on YouTube
- Facebook: @ISSBDECS
- Early Career Spotlight - quarterly we pick one ECS to our spotlight forum to show case their research and scholar contributions
Gallery

ISSBD Secretary General Karina Weichold introducing Given Hapunda
as the incoming ECS Representative.

Pre conference workshop at Griffith University, Gold Coast Australia.

Early Career networking reception group photo.