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Research Professorship Awards
The University of Florida Research Foundation announces the creation of Research Foundation Professorships. These competitive professorships will be awarded to tenured faculty who have a distinguished current record of research. The purpose of these awards is to recognize recent contributions and to provide incentives for continued excellence in research. The primary selection criteria will be performance in the past five years and evidence of a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their field. The Research Foundation Professorships are open to all tenured faculty, subject to the eligibility requirements below. Funds in the University of Florida Research Foundation are earned from royalties and fees on intellectual property, on retained indirect costs from certain corporate contracts and grants, and from investment income. These awards involve no state funds.
Professorship Terms
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Three-year term professorship which includes
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a $5,000 annual salary supplement
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a $3,000 grant to support research, to be awarded in year one of the three-year tenure of this professorship.
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Awards to be made in May of each year.
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A maximum of 30 new awards annually.
Eligibility
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Full-time Associate and full-time Full Professors who are tenured and have been on the UF faculty for at least five years.
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Faculty will be eligible for renomination following a two-year hiatus after holding a Research Foundation Professorship.
Nomination
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Candidates must be nominated by their Department Chairs. Department Chairs may be nominated by their College Deans.
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Each dean will be given the total number of awards which will be proportional to the number of faculty eligible for the award (based on rank, position, time at UF).
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Selection of the recipients is up to the deans in each college. Deans may develop internal selection committees to advise them if they so desire.
Criteria
Candidates must have a distinguished current research program that places them among the leaders in the appropriate academic discipline. This is measured over the most recent five years. All candidates must demonstrate an active current research program that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in his/her field. This standing must be demonstrated in objective measures of research that are recognized in the discipline. Examples of such criteria are:
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Publication in leading scholarly journals in the field.
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Monographs or other scholarly works
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Citation analysis, where appropriate.
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Awards in the field -- e.g., best paper, personal awards, etc.
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Evidence of consistent external funding, where appropriate.
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Evidence of development of intellectual property, where appropriate.
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A supporting letter from the Department Chair that documents the candidate's standing in his/her field. (If appropriate, the supporting letter may come from another tenured UF faculty member at the rank of Professor or higher who is qualified to document the candidate's standing in his/her field.)
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A 1-2 page personal statement by the candidate that details his/her recent accomplishments and current research agenda.
Expectations During Term of Professorship
Persons holding this award must:
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Participate in a Research Foundation Professorship Seminar\Speaker\Interview Series,
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Provide a short report on accomplishments during the period they held award,
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Participate in a Research Foundation Web page describing the research program of all award winners.
Questions about this program may be directed to the Office of the Vice President for Research, 392-9271.