Application closing date: 8 August 2025
The IFoA Board is launching a new Research and Thought Leadership Committee (RTLC) which will oversee the research and thought leadership outputs of the IFoA. The committee will help to support the IFoA to ensure the research body of work is useful to members, advances actuarial science and aids the advancement of the profession with external audiences.
The RTLC remit includes the full lifecycle or research and thought leadership, from commissioning and delivery through dissemination, promotion, and evaluation.
The RTLC will have representations from the IFoA practice boards and we are now seeking academic research expertise. We encourage candidates directly involved in actuarial research, who are chartered members of the IFoA or have a close association with the actuarial profession.
Ideally candidates will have experience producing and overseeing quality academic research in their current capacity and understand the emerging themes in actuarial science.
For more information on the role, please see the task and person specification (PDF, 150 KB)
To read more about the new committee, see its terms of reference (PDF, 150 KB)
RTLC meets formally three times a year (two-hour meetings) via Microsoft Teams, usually in February, May, and October. Reading, preparation and the occasional sign-off by email is required in the interim. Ad hoc meetings may also be convened, to discuss a specific issue or review research proposals.
Appointments are typically for a three-year period, with the possibility of renewal for a further three years.
If you are interested in this role and would like an informal conversation before applying, please email us at engagement.team@actuaries.org.uk.
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Please email all the above to engagement.team@actuaries.org.uk. Please note, we are unable to accept late applications.
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