Nominations for the 2016 NPA Mentor Award (10/2/15 deadline)

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

This message is being passed along by Lilian Hsiao, newly elected 
president of MIT Postdoctoral Association. The information comes from 
the National Postdoctoral Association's notification at:
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/news/249750/Postdocs-Invited-to-Nominate-Mentors-for-the-2016-Mentor-Award.htm


    Postdocs Invited to Nominate Mentors for the 2016 Mentor Award

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The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA), in partnership with 
Garnett-Powers & Associates, Inc. <http://www.garnett-powers.com/>, 
would like to announce the call for nominations for the *2016 NPA 
Garnett-Powers & Associates, Inc. Mentor Award*. The award recognizes a 
faculty member who has engaged in exceptional mentoring of postdoctoral 
scholars.

Last year’s Garnett-Powers & Associates, Inc. Mentor Award recipient 
was* Jennifer Silk, Ph.D.*, associate professor in the Department of 
Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Silk’s nominators described 
her as respectful and consistent with her support…(able to) develop 
collaboration with faculty and provide training in skills that align 
each postdoc’s area of research. One letter labeled her as “the 
embodiment of the ideal mentor,” generous with her data, leading to 
trainees’ first author publications in top tier journals, and national 
conference presentations.

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The award recognizes a faculty member who has engaged in exceptional 
mentoring of postdoctoral scholars as exhibited by the following:

  * Has advocated for postdoctoral scholars.
  * Has been accessible and provided open lines of communication to
    postdoctoral scholars.
  * Has created a supportive environment for research; has shown respect
    for the postdoctoral scholars' goals and assisted them in fulfilling
    those goals.
  * Has provided them guidance in professional development, including,
    for example, encouraging the use of the NPA Core Competencies
    <http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?CoreCompetencies> for
    self-assessment and guidance, completing an individual development
    plan, and assisting the postdoctoral scholars in building a
    professional network through generous sharing of contacts.
  * Has demonstrated a sustained commitment to creating a productive
    working environment that enhances the overall postdoctoral experience.

The recipient of the NPA Garnett-Powers & Associates, Inc. Mentor Award 
will receive a plaque, an honorarium of $500, complimentary registration 
to the 2016 Annual Meeting, and a $1,000 travel stipend.

The award will be presented at the NPA's 14th Annual Meeting 
<http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?2016AnnualMeeting>, March 4-6, 2016.


      *2015 Nomination Process*

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*Deadline for submission: October 2, 2015*.

To submit a nomination, please provide the following:

 1. Brief description of the nominee. Please include the nominee's full
    name, title, institution, and academic credentials.
 2. Essay describing why you believe that your nominee should receive
    the NPA Garnett-Powers & Associates, Inc. 2016 Mentor Award
    (1200-word limit). Consider addressing the following points:
     1. How your nominee provides "hands-on" professional development
        experiences for postdocs, such as writing papers or reviews and
        applying for grants/fellowships.
     2. How your nominee provides postdocs with guidance on networking
        and planning for their future careers.
     3. How your nominee maintains accessibility with postdoctoral
        scholars by consistently providing open lines of communication
        and helping them to become competent in communication.
     4. What are the philosophy, activities, characteristics, or traits
        of your nominee that make this person a truly outstanding
        mentor? Be sure to give specific examples.
     5. How the nominee's mentoring has benefited you personally (if
        applicable).
     6. A summary of the nominee's mentoring efforts, including, for
        example, the length of time that she or he has served as a
        mentor; the number of postdocs that the nominee has mentored;
        and examples of the success that these postdocs have had under
        the mentor's guidance, especially regarding increased
        proficiency in any of the six NPA Core Competencies.
     7. How the nominee has influenced the quality of the postdoctoral
        experience on a local, regional, or national level.
 3. Up to three (3) supporting documents (e.g. letters of support from
    former students within five years from completing their postdoctoral
    training) and/or postdoctoral scholars and colleagues and newspaper,
    magazine, or journal articles.

Nominations will be accepted from postdoctoral scholars (anyone who is 
currently a postdoc or within five years of having completed 
postdoctoral training). Only postdocs are eligible to make 
nominations.Submit the nomination package electronically by e-mailing it 
to nominations at nationalpostdoc.org.


The official selection committee will be responsible for reviewing 
nominations and making a recommendation for the recipient to the NPA 
Board of Directors, who will give final approval to the selection.

The recipient will be notified the week of* November 9, 2015*.


      *Past recipients**

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*2015: Jennifer Silk, Ph.D.
*

*2014: Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D.***

*2013: Rafael Muñoz‐Carpena, Ph.d.
*

*2012: Giselle Sandi-Tapia, Ph.D.*


/*Title at the time the award was given/

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