Do you know an early-career researcher who deserves recognition for their contribution to the polymer chemistry field?
Now is your chance to put them forward for the accolade they deserve!
Polymer Chemistry is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship. This annual award was established in 2015 to honour an early-stage career scientist who has made a significant contribution to the polymer chemistry field.
The recipient of the award will be asked to present a lecture at the Warwick Polymer Meeting in 2020, where they will also be presented with the award. The Polymer Chemistry Editorial Office will provide financial support to the recipient for travel and accommodation costs.
The recipient will also be asked to contribute a lead article to the journal and will have their work showcased free of charge on the front cover of the issue in which their article is published.
Dr Frederik Wurm receiving his Lectureship award from Dr Neil Hammond (left) and Professor Filip Du Prez (right) at the EPF 2019
Previous winners
2019 – Frederik Wurm, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
2018 – Cyrille Boyer, University of New South Wales, Australia
2017 – Julien Nicolas, Université Paris Sud, France
2016 – Feihe Huang, Zhejiang University, China
2015 – Richard Hoogenboom, Ghent University, Belgium
Eligibility
To be eligible for the lectureship, candidates should meet the following criteria:
- Be an independent researcher, having completed PhD and postdoctoral studies
- Be actively pursuing research within the polymer chemistry field, and have made a significant contribution to the field
- Be at an early stage of their independent career (this should be within 15 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break, for example for childcare leave, or followed an alternative study path)
Although the Polymer Chemistry Lectureship doesn’t explicitly reward support of or contributions to the journal, candidates with no history of either publishing in or refereeing for the journal would typically not be considered.
Selection
- Eligible nominated candidates will be notified of their nomination, and will be asked to provide 3 recent articles that they feel represent their current research.
- All eligible nominated candidates will be assessed by a shortlisting panel, made up of members of the Polymer Chemistry Advisory Board and a previous lectureship winner.
- The shortlisting panel will consider the articles provided by the candidates as well as their CVs and letters of nomination.
- Shortlisted candidates will be further assessed by the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board, and a winner will be selected based on an anonymous poll.
- Selection is not based simply on quantitative measures. Consideration will be given to all information provided in the letter of recommendation and candidate CV, including research achievements and originality, contributions to the polymer chemistry community, innovation, collaborations and teamwork, publication history, and engagement with Polymer Chemistry.
Nominations
- Nominations must be made via email to polymers-rsc@rsc.org, and should include a short CV (3 page maximum length) and a brief letter of nomination (1 page maximum length)
- Self-nomination is not permitted
- Nominators do not need to be senior researchers, and we encourage nominations from people at all career levels
- As part of the Royal Society of Chemistry, we believe we have a responsibility to promote inclusivity and accessibility in order to improve diversity. Where possible, we encourage each nominator to consider nominating candidates of all genders, races, and backgrounds.
- Candidates outside of the stated eligibility criteria may still be considered
Nominations should be submitted no later than 30th November 2019
