University of Texas at Austin: Africanist Research Excellence Award 2007, 02/07

Africanist Research Excellence Award, 2007

Description and Purpose

Nominations are invited for the 2007 Africanist Research Excellence Award Committee. One award is offered annually on the occasion of the African Conference at the University of Texas at Austin in March. Nominees will be judged on the basis of demonstrated excellence in research; and leadership in their respective fields. The aim of the Award is to recognize research excellence by a scholar affiliated with a higher institution and working in any field of African studies. Research excellence is judged relative to career opportunity.

Eligibility

Nominees may be at any stage of their career. They must: … have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent;
… hold a full-time academic and/or research appointment; … have an excellent research record;
… not be a prior recipient of the award.

Nomination Procedures

Nominations will be accepted from all disciplines in as much as the focus of the nominee's research is on Africa. A candidate must be nominated for the Award by one or more academic colleagues. Direct applications or self-nomination is not acceptable.

Nominations should include:

… A statement by the nominator(s) of the grounds upon which the Award should be made. This should address the nominee's achievements in research and the impact on African studies.
… Curriculum vitae of the candidate, including a list of major publications, other scholarly works, research funding, prizes, awards, appointments etc.
… A summary of the research programs that have been and are being undertaken by the candidate including aims, significance, importance to the field, and outcomes to date. The summary must not exceed two pages per research program.
… The original plus five copies of the nomination must be submitted by February 15, 2006 to Toyin Falola, UT Africanist Award Selection Committee, The University of Texas at Austin, History Dept ., 1 University Station Stop B7000, Austin, TX 78712. Nominations can also be sent via email to toyin.falola@mail.utexas.edu.
… Incomplete or late applications will be deemed ineligible.

Selection Criteria

The selection committee will evaluate each candidate on the basis of the quality of past achievements, measured by:

… Exceptional academic record, awards and prizes, research performance and evidence of significant refereed publications.
… Leadership in the field of research.
… Evidence that the candidate will continue to make an outstanding contribution to research.
… Awards will be made on the basis of excellence from the pool of nominations but the committee reserves the right not to grant the award should it judge that the nominations are not of sufficiently high standard to meet the selection criteria.

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Toyin Falola
Department of History
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station
Austin, TX 78712-0220
USA
512 475 7224
512 475 7222 (fax)
www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa

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