Expectations for Funding, for Promotions, and for Journal Revisions PolyMORSE Seminar 15/10/09
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Funding NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships - PGS D Academic excellence Research ability or potential Communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/BellandPostgrad-BelletSuperieures_eng.asp Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Academic excellence Research potential Leadership (potential, demonstrated ability) http://www.vanier.gc.ca/en/nomination_process-processus_de_mise_en_candidature.html
Funding Academic Excellence Research Potential Leadership Research program Canadian institution Research community International research community Society at large Research Potential Scholarships/awards Duration of previous studies Academic training Contribution to research and development Research proposal Critical thinking… enthusiasm for research Mobility Leadership Personal achievement: Involvement in academic life Volunteerism / community outreach Civic engagement Other
Promotions Assistant professor (Polytechnique) Teaching experience Research achievements Other Associate professor (Queen’s U.) Very good teacher committed to academic and pedagogical excellence High quality and expert peer-assessed scholarly or creative work Professional, university or community service Full professor (Queen’s U.) Scholarly work judged to be distinguished with very good teaching OR continuing high quality scholarly work with exceptional teaching Contribution to the successful operation of the department… Contributions to profession
But you must help yourselves! Plan ahead Dedicate time Be thorough Update your CV PDF and on-line
Journal Revisions “For example, some of the previous interpretations of data were somewhat problematic and logically weak in justification and, instead of providing more reasonable explanations or digging into the data for more in-depth understanding, the previous (unjustified) interpretations were basically removed and replaced by stating something that amount to re-paraphrasing the data result, which is not incorrect per se but rather contains little real elements of content.” An anonymous reviewer
Journal Revisions You must help yourselves! Be respectful Be careful Be thorough