Award for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision
As part of its commitment to rewarding excellence in research and research training, the Faculty of Arts offers an award for supervisors of higher degree by research candidates. The successful nominee for the Award for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision will receive a certificate, a prize of $3,500 and will be invited to contribute to appropriate research training events. In considering nominations, the selection panel will pay particular attention to the achievements of early career research supervisors (i.e. staff who have no more than 5 years experience as a supervisor at Monash).Eligibility
- Staff holding 0.5 or above appointments who are actively involved in the supervision of Higher Degree by Research candidates and who have supervised at least 3 Higher Degree by Research theses (either Masters or PhDs) to completion during the last five years as main or joint supervisor (with the minimum supervisory load being 49%)
- Early Career Supervisors (those staff with no more than 5 years experience as a supervisor) should hold a 0.5 or above appointment and need to have supervised at least 1 Higher Degree by Research thesis (either Masters or PhD) to completion as main or joint supervisor during the last five years (with the minimum supervisory load being 49%)
Nomination Process
Nominations must be made jointly by two or more individuals, who may be members of the academic staff of the Faculty, currently enrolled postgraduate research students or recently graduated higher degree candidates (no more than two years since completion at the time the nomination is made). Postgraduate research candidates are strongly advised to consult with their School Graduate Co-ordinator prior to nominating their supervisor to ensure that the supervisor is eligible for nomination. The nominators must complete the nomination form AND compile a brief nomination folio of no more than 6 A4 pages. A typical folio might contain 2-3 one page testimonials from nominators or others supporting the nomination (either colleagues or postgraduate reseachers) and a 1-page statement of endorsement of the nomination from the relevant School Graduate Co-ordinator.
Selection Criteria
Nominators and others wishing to support the nomination should address and/or demonstrate the performance of the nominated supervisor in relation to each of the following criteria, according to their experience and relationship with the nominee:
- track record of research supervision
- evidence of accessibility and availability to research candidates
- evidence of best possible practice in swift turnaround of candidates' written work with appropriate critical comment
- academic quality of research training as demonstrated through timely completions, distinctions for candidates, publications of candidates, conference activity of candidates, examiners'reports of theses
- commitment to critically aware and reflective practice in research supervision
- commitment to fostering a supportive and productive graduate research culture in their School through activities such as facilitation of reading groups, writing syndicates, cohort support, and other cognate activities
- commitment to professional development and/or research and scholarship in the field of graduate research pedagogy as evidenced by participation in conferences, professional development activities and/or research and publication in the field
Closing date
The nomination folio together with the nomination form must be submitted to the Arts Research Graduate School by 5pm on Friday 3 October 2008.