Youth STEM 2030 Grows to Hire Youth STEM Matters Programme Officer
We’re thrilled to announce that in September 2022, we appointed Anne-Rosa to the role of Youth STEM Matters Programme Officer at Youth STEM 2030.
The role will see Anne-Rosa play a key role to increase the journal’s long-term sustainability and impact, including forging partnerships with other organisations, building the Youth STEM Matters Team’s capacity through skills & community development in a time of embedding a new team structure and ways of working. Ultimately, through this role, Anne-Rosa will enable Youth STEM Matters to give more young people a platform to share their STEM-based projects which tackle the world’s biggest challenges while trying to provide further personal development opportunities to team members and authors alike.
Anne-Rosa brings a love for the team and mission that her fellow team members can attest to, having first-hand seen her proactivity in Youth STEM Matters for 3 years. Her experience in leading editorial teams for nearly 5 years, her dedication to research scientific literature critically throughout her teenage years, and her joy at collaborating in teams to problem-solve has helped her through her time at Youth STEM Matters. From writing the Ethics Policy, assessing applications to the team constructively, providing training & continuous feedback to Research Reviewers, managing papers and projects submitted to the journal and leading the Life Sciences team, working on papers as primary handling editor and also reviewer, to co-organising the first ever Youth STEM Matters Research Conference and speaking at the United Nations General Assembly 77 Science Summit - it’s an understatement to say Anne-Rosa brings a wealth of experience to the journal in this new role. Coupled with her interest and experience in a range of STEM fields from neuroimmunology to cybersecurity, she has been able to support the team in a multi-disciplinary approach, and thus being recognised as 2022 Global Teen Leader by Nile Rodgers’ and Nancy Hunt’s We Are Family Foundation. Currently learning 4 (and some) languages, and working on translating a book, her life motto of supporting the vulnerable in society and her concurrent business managerial roles means she can easily relate to different cultures and perspectives and has a very global perspective to promote inclusivity & diversity in the team. Her plethora of experiences will pave the way for us to achieve our aims for sustainability-proofing and increasing our impact.
New Youth STEM Matters Programme Officer, said:
“It brings me a lot of joy to be able to work even more closely with such amazing young people, our authors and our team members, to strive towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). I am excited to especially target my favourite, SDG 4 - Education, to strengthen the foundations of our journal and increase the footprint we have on young people’s lives - but also the whole scientific community, to make the world a better place.”
Speaking of Anne-Rosa’s appointment, Youth STEM 2030 Founder & CEO, Mhairi McCann said:
“Anne-Rosa is bringing a wealth of experience to the Youth STEM 2030 Core Team, and I’m so pleased we could create this opportunity for her to build on her existing passion for our mission now as an employee. Anne-Rosa will enable Youth STEM Matters to take the next big step in its development, through strengthening our community, setting up systems that secure the journal’s future success, and growing our impact.”
Want to get to know Anne-Rosa? Check out Anne-Rosa’s article, where she’s introduced herself, her background & experience, and her aspirations for her time as Programme Officer at Youth STEM Matters!
