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ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) will be presenting two Outstanding Postdoc and one Outstanding Mentor Awards during National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week (NPAW), September 17-21. All nominations will be evaluated by a ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· faculty panel. Awardees receive a $150 Visa gift card.

Call for Nominations: Outstanding Postdoc Award

The Outstanding Postdoc Awards recognize Postdoctoral Associates, Research Associates or Postdoctoral Fellows who demonstrate excellence in research, communication, and leadership.

Eligibility
Must be a Postdoctoral Associate, Research Associate, or Postdoctoral Fellow at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· who has not received a prior Outstanding Postdoc Award. Nominees must be nominated by a faculty member and have completed at least 3 months of postdoctoral service at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· at the time of application.

Nomination Information
Nominators must submit a copy of the postdoc nominee’s CV and, in a maximum of two pages, summarize the postdoc’s achievements in:

• Innovation or research contribution to the discipline(s);
• Research productivity including publications, presentations, performances, and funding;
• Quality of communication about the research or scholarly work and demonstrated commitment to communicate with broad audiences; and
• Leadership including mentoring, project management, and service within the local, national and international communities.

Nominate a postdoc here by Monday, September 3 at 11:59pm:

Call for Nominations: Outstanding Mentor Award

The Outstanding Mentor Award recognizes a faculty member who provides exceptional mentoring, training, and leadership to postdoctoral scholars at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·.

Eligibility
Must be a tenured or tenure-track faculty member, or Adjoint Professor, nominated by a Postdoctoral Associate, Research Associate, or Postdoctoral Fellow at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·. Mentors must have completed at least 3 months of postdoctoral mentoring at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· at the time of nomination, and cannot have received an Outstanding Mentor Award in the past.

Nomination Information
Nominators must submit the mentor’s CV and, in a maximum of two pages, describe how the mentor:

• Creates a supportive training environment suited to the needs of individual postdocs;
• Advocates for and guiding towards professional independence; and
• Provides regular and constructive feedback to postdocs to develop their independent careers.

Nominate a faculty mentor here by Monday, September 3 at 11:59pm: Ìý