**📝 Channel Lead Application**

Apply to Volunteer

We will try to get back to you within a week. In this role, we may request to schedule a brief interview and/or onboarding call.

👷 Role and Responsibilities

Overview:

• Volunteer role ~1-2 hours per week
  • Check the channel at least twice a week (working days preferred)

Essential:

• Ensure at least one relevant topic is posted weekly.
  • This can be by either yourself or others.
• Ensure every post in the channel receives thoughtful engagement.
  • As the channel community grows, this should require less direct work on your part since other members will be more active in engaging with posts
• Monitor discussions for adherence to our Community Guidelines 👀 and Slack Code of Conduct.

Optional, depending on time and preference:

• Stay updated on news relevant to the channel to guide channel discussions. 🐾
• Experiment with and implement other ways to engage your channel, such as events, surveys, digests, and more (see below under “Posting Suggestions”)
• Pass forward any feedback, concerns, ideas to private channel leaders channel.

💥 Benefits

• Influence the direction of discourse in AIxAnimals, Artificial Sentience, and other fields. 🗣️
• Improve your reputation as a thought/community leader. 💬
• Highlight valuable offerings to help develop a cause area, group, region, or skill. 💼
• Expand your professional network. 🤝

🎖️ Skills