The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is currently accepting nominations for the 2018 Research Faculty Awards.
They include:
- The Scientist Laureate;
- The Research Leadership Award;
- The Distinguished Scientist Award; and
- The New Investigator Award.
These awards recognize UNMC faculty for their outstanding research achievements and sustained contributions to UNMC’s research mission.
Nominees for the Distinguished Scientist Award must have a minimum of one year service at UNMC prior to the award year, be an associate professor or above, and have a history of extramural funding at UNMC.
Nominees for Scientist Laureate must meet all the criteria for the Distinguished Scientist Award, plus have a minimum of five years of service at UNMC prior to the award year.
The Research Leadership recognizes past Distinguished Scientist awardees with a record of consistent national funding and demonstrated research leadership.
Assistant professors who have received their first independent national funding in the past fiscal year (2017/18) are eligible for the New Investigator Award.
Final candidates will be selected based upon publication number and impact, research funding and evidence of research leadership and collaboration.
Anyone is eligible to submit a nomination. Please submit your nominations, with a copy of the nominee’s CV, to Linda Wilkie in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research by Sept. 28.