Funding and Awards

The file should be labeled: LastName_FirstName-Summary.pdf.

Research Summary Requirements

• 1,000 words or less, not including citations, with one figure allowed.
• Be written in the first person by the nominee.
• Describe up to five of the nominee’s most significant scientific contributions and research accomplishments from their postdoctoral career; doctoral work should be mentioned only if highly notable or relevant to the nominee’s accomplishments as a postdoctoral researcher.
• Include key results, their impact on the nominee’s field of study, and the nominee’s specific role in the described work (especially where the nominee is involved in large collaborations).
• Be written to be accessible to another scientist working in their overarching disciplinary category (e.g. Life Sciences) but not in their specific field of study (e.g. Neuroscience).
• Exclude information about the nominee’s positions, awards, and service activities, or other information contained in the CV.
• Include a brief description of how the nominee sees the current project progressing in the future.
• What are the next steps for the project, and how will the key discoveries made during their postdoctoral career propel their research field forward?

The file should be labeled: LastName_FirstName-Pub1.pdf, and so forth.

• Each publication should not be larger than 10MB (up to four publications maximum).
• Work published by the nominee during graduate training will not be considered in this part of the nomination materials.
• Papers must be reviewed and published or in press—submitted manuscripts will not be considered.

The file should be labeled: LastName_FirstName-DEI.pdf.

• Be 1 page or less.
• Topics to discuss include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Teaching and Mentoring: Commitment to teaching and mentoring students, especially those of broadly diverse demographics and/or social backgrounds;
  • Collaboration and Leadership: Involvement or leadership in committees, task force groups, professional societies, and organizations;
  • Service, Engagement, and/or Outreach: A record of community engagement or outreach activities (e.g. volunteer activities, communicating science to the public, etc.);
  • Research: Current and/or planned research relevant to underserved populations or inequalities, or issues relevant to DEI, such as race, gender, sexuality, health disparities, human rights, educational access, ability, etc.

The file should be labeled: LastName_FirstName-CV.pdf.

There is no page limit for the CV, but reviewers appreciate using as few pages as possible to encompass the required information.

Nominee's CV Required Elements

• Name, current institution(s), and position title
• Education and training, including doctoral and postdoctoral training and/or residency.  NOTE: Please include names of previous advisors.
• Employment history.
• Honors and awards, including granting organization and years in which they were received.
• All peer-reviewed publications from entire research career: Please include published work or manuscripts in press authored during postdoctoral, doctoral, and undergraduate career
• DO NOT include manuscripts that are submitted or in preparation.
• Conference abstracts and proceedings should only be included if they are the primary way of disseminating new results in the nominee’s field, such as in computer science and mathematics.
• Select patents and patent applications: Include the patent title, a 1 to 2 sentence synopsis, and the year submitted / approved.

Research Grants

• List funding, if any, for ongoing and completed projects on which the nominee is a PI or a co-PI.
• Include name of funding mechanism, funder, and amount.
• For grants on which the nominee is a co-PI, include total amount of grant as well as amount awarded to nominee.
• Scientific Leadership: include any significant roles in the greater academic community. This includes major editorial responsibilities, service on external committees, conference organization, technology licensing (or company start-up), public outreach activities, and institutional administrative responsibilities (e.g. departmental or student committee).
• Invited talks and lectures, listing notable invited talks, including the year the talk was given and the inviting organization/institution.  

The file should be labeled: LastName_FirstName-Rationale.pdf

A postdoctoral supervisor can often provide useful insight or may write this on the applicant's behalf. 

• Be 200 words or less.
• Written in the third person using language understandable to scientists outside your field.