Openings

SSICSIM is managed by a large community of passionate Secretariat and staff. If you would like to join this community to contribute to its planning and creation, we invite you to apply below to join the team!

Director Hiring Now Open!

Applications are open to all students who will be enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary institution in Fall 2025.

Application Deadline: Sunday, May 11, 2025

Committee Branches

Every committee at SSICSIM falls under one of the following three branches: Historical, Fictional, and Conceptual.

For more details on the Director role and examples of committees in each branch, please see the Roles & Responsibilities document below.

  • Committees in the Historical Branch are based in a real historical time period. They can be based on events that occurred in the past (e.g. the American Revolution, the Cuban Missile Crisis, etc.) or highlight the affairs of a group of people in history (e.g. the first settlers in North America, post-war recovery, etc.). Directors in the Historical Branch work closely with the ASG Historical and their committee staff to write Background Guides, Character Guides, and Mechanics Guides.

  • Committees in the Fictional Branch are based on pre-existing fiction in any medium, including books, movies, shows, plays, commercials, etc. They may be based entirely in well-known fictional worlds (e.g. Middle-earth from Lord of the Rings, Panem from The Hunger Games, etc.) or include several fictional characters from various media (e.g. Tony the Tiger, The Lorax, etc.). Directors in the Fictional Branch work closely with the ASG Fictional and their committee staff to write Background Guides, Character Guides, and Mechanics Guides.

  • Committees in the Conceptual Branch are based in unique, contemporary, and/or original settings. They can be inspired by historical events or fictional works (e.g. rebuilding the Library of Alexandria, a task force against a dangerous AI, etc.) or highlight the affairs of a group of people in an original or contemporary setting (e.g. music industry executives in Hollywood, wealthy stakeholders of casinos in Las Vegas, etc.). Directors in the Conceptual Branch work closely with the ASG Conceptual and their committee staff to write Background Guides, Character Guides, and Mechanics Guides.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this application, please reach out via email at academics@ssicsim.ca!