See below for our current volunteer calls:
We welcome anyone interested in volunteering their time and energy to assist with our myriad Committees. After six months as a volunteer, you will receive an SSWG-SCB certificate for contributing to the working group. Currently, we are looking for volunteers for the next term, September 2025- February 2026.
Benefits of volunteering with SSWG
- Professional exposure: Collaborate with a global board of conservation social scientists.
- Board experience: Attend select SSWG board meetings to share progress and receive feedback.
- Mentorship & networking: Work closely with board members and connect with peers in the conservation social science community.
- Tangible impact: Help shape the tools, processes, and conversations that support the future of conservation social science.
- Recognition: SSWG volunteers receive a certificate of recognition and are authors on outputs and publications related to their project.
- Help shape and support the growing #ConSocSci community
If you’re passionate about conservation social science and want to contribute meaningfully to the global community through the opportunities below, we’d love to hear from you.
Curent volunteer opportunities
Volunteer Communications Officer(s)
Time commitment: Approximately 2 hours per week
Duration: Rolling six-month placement
Location: Remote
Start date: ASAP.
The SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) is seeking one or two enthusiastic volunteers to help maintain and grow our online presence. This comes as a particularly vital time, as we start to prepare for our ConSocSci online conference in October 2026.
As a Volunteer Communications Officer, you would help:
• Schedule and share social media posts across our platforms (eg BlueSky, Instagram, our ListServ mailing list, and LinkedIn).
• Promote blogs, events, webinars, publications, and opportunities
• Create simple graphics using Canva templates
• Help maintain our website
• Identify and share relevant content from the wider #ConSocSci community
• Contribute ideas for strengthening our online engagement
We’re looking for people who:
• Have an interest in conservation social science
• Enjoy science communication and community building
• Have experience with social media (personal or professional)
• Can commit approximately 2 hours per week
• Are organised and reliable
This role is particularly suitable for early career researchers and practitioners interested in science communication, professional networking, and gaining experience in international conservation organisations.
To express interest, please send a short statement (approximately 150 words) explaining your interest and any relevant experience to sswgcommunications@gmail.com by Friday the 17th of July 2026.
Organizational Capacity Committee. Following the launch of our 2025–2030 Strategic Plan, we are prioritizing key initiatives that enhance internal capacity, communications, and academic visibility. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Tina or Van.
Student Affairs: If you are interested in helping us organize webinars around the issue of mentoring and capacity development, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/RMQQHZWxgMx6BvT96
Contact our SSWG Board President, Francisco Gelves-Gomez at sswgboard@gmail.com, with questions about current volunteer opportunities or ideas you have regarding how else you wish to engage. If you are particularly excited about any of our committee efforts, you can also directly contact a Committee Chair.
Thanks for all you do to make a difference in the conservation social sciences!
