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This
is the fourth amendment to GBR-2000-7-3 (Guidelines for the USTCAF
Young Faculty Career Award) and the direct revision to GBR-2002006
(Revised Guidelines for the USTCAF Young Faculty Career Award) in
response to the need to establish separate awards for outstanding
academic achievements and early career development among young
faculties.
(Note:
AF is a shorthand name for USTC Alumni Foundation (USTCAF); GB
stands for the governing board of USTCAF. The usage of AF or GB is
exclusive in this article; no other interpretation is acceptable.)
(1)
THE GOAL
To
support promising young faculty members in their early career
development at USTC.
(2)
THE PROCESS
The
Young Faculty Career Award (YFCA) is awarded annually to four
qualified member(s) of the USTC faculty, each with a total cash
amount of $1,000, depending on the credentials of candidates and
the availability of funds. Applications of no less than five
candidates shall be submitted by USTC to USTCAF at least one month
before the start of a new academic year. The GB first makes a
preliminary selection of recipients and notifies USTC, then
modifies this preliminary selection if necessary based on the
feedback from USTC and makes the final decision on recipients. The
GB announces the recipients at the beginning of a new academic
year. The award is given out in one installment.
(3)
QUALIFICATIONS
To
qualify for the YFCA, a candidate MUST fulfill all of the
following list of requirements:
(a)
Be an active member of the USTC faculty at the HEFEI campus,
(b)
Be nominated by USTC based on promises in research,
(c)
Be a Ph.D. holder from an accredited Chinese or international
institution,
(d)
Be of 35 years old or younger,
(e)
Be an Associate Professor at USTC,
(f)
Joined USTC faculty within the last 3 years,
(g)
Has not previously received YFCA or YFAA,
(h)
Has submitted all the application materials (see below), and
(i)
Maintains on the USTC faculty during the academic year when
receiving the award.
The
application for YFCA must include:
(a)
One page essay stating the applicantâs career aspirations at
USTC, and how your work and service contributed/will contribute to
USTC significantly in the past and in the future,
(b)
a curriculum vita,
(c)
a list of four references, at least two are outside USTC, and
(d)
other supplemental materials the applicant deems helpful in
his/her application.
(4)
RESPONSIBILITIES OF USTC
It
is the responsibility of USTC to make public the selection
criteria of this award to all eligible candidates. It is the
responsibility of USTC to submit the list of candidates and their
applications to GB in time for it to make the necessary decisions.
It is the responsibility of USTC to verify the information
provided in the applications including the letters of
recommendations. It is the responsibility of USTC to distribute
the award money and certificates to awardees when an official AF
representative is not able to be on site. All eligible candidates
should contact USTC for issues regarding nomination. AF welcomes
comments and feedback from candidates and faculty
members/students. AF is not liable for any dispute due to failure
of USTC to comply with its above-mentioned responsibilities.
GB
realizes that the standards and information used in the selection
process as provided may not be the best or complete but will
assume no liability for such and will reserve the right to reject
any candidate based on its best judgments.
(5)
STATUS OF AWARDEES
This
award is intended to support promising young faculty members in
their early career development at USTC and promote the excellence
of USTC. If the recipient terminates his/her association with USTC
for any reason during the academic year of the award, USTCAF
reserves the right to withdraw the award from such a recipient.
The recipient of AF's awards should bear high moral and merit
standards. If a recipient is found to have serious misconduct,
such as forging merit documents or participating in criminal
activities, AF reserves the right to revoke the certificate of the
recipient, to publicize and notify concerned parties, or to seek
further legal actions if applicable. The revoked recipient will be
permanently prohibited from receiving any future AF awards. The
decision to revoke an award has to be approved by 2/3 majorities
of GB members. Under such circumstances, there may not be awardees
for a given year.
(6)
BILL OF CONFLICTS
AF
is the only legitimate organization in providing such an award. AF
is entitled to make final decisions on the awards and revoke an
award if the actions of a recipient violate the spirit of this
award.
Were
there any conflict of interests, AF will reserve the final rights
to interpret this article. The decisions by GB on matters related
to this award are final. AF bears no legal obligations to
recipients of this award, USTC or concerning parties.
(7)
EXEMPTIONS
Any
exemption from the guidelines listed in this article or
modifications concerning this award will need to be approved by at
least 2/3 GB members.
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