Career Development Chair 2008

Nominations are invited for Career Development Chairs for 2008. Seven awards will be made as part of the University's program to support outstanding tenured faculty members in the early stages of their careers.  As such, nominations will normally be of faculty members who have earned tenure and been promoted to associate professor within the last four years.

Conditions of the Award

Each chair is supported by a grant of $19,000 to be distributed as follows: 

1.      $2,500 honorarium for the chairholder; 

2.   $10,000 in unrestricted research support, which may include equipment, supplies, research assistance, or a summer stipend for the chairholder consistent with University policies; and 

3.     $6,500 for use in engaging part-time faculty to cover all or a portion of the chairholder's teaching assignment. College/School funds may be used to pay for the part-time faculty, in which case the $6,500 may be merged with the $10,000 under item (2) for unrestricted research support. 

Each chairholder is expected to submit to the Provost a final report of the activities and accomplishments made possible by the award of the Career Development Chair. 

Terms of the Award 

The term of the Chair is for one year beginning with the 2008-09 academic year. A nine-month faculty member may, at his/her option, use the unrestricted research support for summer stipend support in either the preceding, or succeeding Spring/Summer Term, or a combination of both. Research support may be extended over a two-year period. 

Eligibility 

Individuals who are awarded Career Development Chairs will be faculty who hold tenure at the time of application but with no more than four years of tenure as of April 18, 2008. 

Selection Procedure 

A complete packet of nomination must include and be presented in this order:: 

1.   a nomination by the chairperson (or dean in non-departmentalized colleges;

2.    a proposal from the chairperson (or dean) indicating how the candidate’s regular duties would be reduced if the award were made; 

3.     a proposal consisting of specific aims (one-half page or less) and a plan of work (two pages or less); 

4.      an evaluation by the appropriate unit committee; 

5.      an evaluation by the dean; 

6.      a copy of the candidate’s professional record (CV); and 

7.     three additional letters of support specifically solicited for the purpose of     this award from persons in the same or an associated field, preferably not from Wayne State University. 

The Selection Advisory Committee will be an ad hoc committee of former Career Development Chairholders. The committee will submit a slate of no more than fourteen of the most highly qualified candidates to the Provost who will advise the President on the final selection, and the President will announce the selection. 

Nominations together with supporting documents (original plus 4 copies on 3-hole paper) are to be forwarded to Trina Young, Office of Faculty Affairs, 154 Lande Building, no later than Tuesday, November 27, 2007.