Every year we recruit new folk into the board at Dryad, I've been a board member now for I think nearly five years, and it's one of the most rewarding things that I do. Managing and supporting open scholarly research is really tricky,
You can read the announcement here https://blog.datadryad.org/2026/05/18/call-for-applications-to-the-dryad-board-join-us-in-shaping-the-future-of-open-research-data/ If you are interested in open data, researcher infrastructure, and open science, then this could be a great way to contribute.
This year we are looking for folks who can bring some of these perspectives to the board:
1. Hands-on experience with data publishing or research integrity.
2. Research data management.
3. Health and biomedical sciences research.
You can read the announcement here https://blog.datadryad.org/2026/05/18/call-for-applications-to-the-dryad-board-join-us-in-shaping-the-future-of-open-research-data/ If you are interested in open data, researcher infrastructure, and open science, then this could be a great way to contribute.
This year we are looking for folks who can bring some of these perspectives to the board:
1. Hands-on experience with data publishing or research integrity.
2. Research data management.
3. Health and biomedical sciences research.