Reminder: Nominations due Nov. 30 for University Research Professorships

Nov 16th, 2018

By Jeff Green

Members of the university community are reminded that nominations for University Research Professor are due Nov. 30.
Reminder: Nominations due Nov. 30 for University Research Professorships

Members of the university community are reminded that nominations for University Research Professorships are due Nov. 30.

University Research Professor is a designation above the rank of full professor. The title is the most prestigious award the university gives for research and/or creative activity and goes to faculty members who have demonstrated a consistently high level of scholarship in their field, including graduate student supervision and other mentoring activities, and whose research and/or creative activity is of a truly international stature.

The award carries with it a lifetime designation, an unrestricted research grant of $4,000 each year for five years and a reduced teaching schedule.

Nominations must be submitted to the Vice-President (Research) no later than 5 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 30Please email Tina Winsor or deliver to room IIC-1001 in the Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation.

The University Research Professor Terms of Reference and Conditions are available online.