Research Faculty Award for
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

The Research Faculty Award for Non-tenure-track Faculty honors a non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF) member engaged in research and scholarship of exceptional quality, volume, and impact. This award also recognizes the recipient’s extraordinary success engaging students in rigorous research and academic discourse. The recipient of this honor will receive an award and a $1,500 taxable honorarium.

Selection Criteria

Nominations should clearly address the following selection criteria:

• Importance of the nominee’s contributions to their field

• Originality of their work

• Pattern of research productivity

• Academic reputation of the journals, publishing houses, exhibitions, and professional presentations in which the candidate’s work has appeared

• Length and impact of service to PSU

• Recognition of their peers nationally and/or internationally

• Involvement of students in their research

• Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion at PSU, and beyond

The nomination packets of nominees not selected the previous year will automatically be included for consideration the following year, with letters of support and other nomination materials carried forward by the RGS Awards Manager. Current CVs and/or updated primary letters of nomination may be submitted to update these nomination packets. Nominees not selected in two consecutive years must remain out of review for one selection cycle (one year) before regaining eligibility.

Significant external support, when appropriate, will be viewed favorably. 

Who May Submit Nominations

Faculty, chairs, and deans are encouraged to nominate faculty fitting the criteria listed above. Complete nominations via the 2024 Research Awards Nomination Form by Monday, November 6, 2023.

Required Nomination Materials

Complete nomination packets must include:

• Nominator’s Letter
  The primary nominator’s letter should articulate how the nominee meets the selection criteria, specifying the nominee’s most noteworthy contributions to PSU and to their field while communicating the impacts of these contributions.

• Abbreviated Current Professional Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• Additional Letters of Support (3 maximum)
  No more than three additional letters of support are recommended. 

Selection Process

The award selection committee will evaluate all nominees and provide recommendations to the Vice President for RGS to guide the final selection of awardees.

Recognition

• The award recipient will be celebrated during Research Week: May 6-10, 2024.

• The award recipient will be invited to participate in the selection process to choose next year’s recipient of the Research Faculty Award for Non-tenure-track Faculty. 

All required nomination materials must be submitted via the 2024 Research Awards Nomination Form by Monday, November 6, 2023, in order to be eligible for review (pdf format is preferred for all nomination materials).

For answers to questions about this award or the nomination process, please contact the RGS Awards Manager, Amy Crelly: acrelly@pdx.edu, 503-725-9944 or research@pdx.edu.