Call for nominations: 2024–25 Distinguished Research Lectureship
The Distinguished Research Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a CU Boulder colleague. Each year, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) requests nominations and a faculty review panel recommends one or more faculty members as recipients.
The deadline for nominations is Monday, May 20, 2024. .
Recent recipients
2023
Kirk Ambrose (Classics)
Rebecca Safran (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
2022
Shelly L. Miller (Environmental Engineering)
Rubén Donato (Education)
2021
Roy Parker (Biochemistry)
Rebecca Maloy (Music)
2020
Victor Bright (Mechanical Engineering)
Kent Hutchison (Psychology and Neuroscience)
2019
Helmut Müller-Sievers (German and Slavic Languages and Literature)
About the lectureship
The Distinguished Research Lectureship honors a tenured faculty member, research professor (associate or full) or adjoint professor who has been with CU Boulder for at least five years and is widely recognized for a distinguished body of academic or creative achievement and prominence, as well as contributions to the educational and service missions of CU Boulder.
The selection of the Distinguished Research Lecturer is based on the research and creative record of the nominee as presented in the nomination application and as recognized by experts in the field.
Recipients typically present a lecture in the fall or spring following selection and receive a $2,000 stipend.
Eligibility
Nominees for the Distinguished Research Lectureship must be: tenured faculty member, research professor (associate or full) or adjoint professor who has been with CU Boulder for at least five years; recognized nationally/internationally for scholarship, research and creative work; and highly regarded for contributions to CU Boulder and its reputation.
Nomination procedure
Any faculty member may to the vice chancellor for Research & Innovation. The nomination’s supporting materials should include:
- A statement (two to three pages) explaining the importance of the nominee’s research or creative work in his/her field and summarizing the research record
- A current record of the nominee’s accomplishments or a current CV
- A limited number of letters of recommendation from experts outside CU Boulder (as well as inside letters if appropriate)
- If an applicant is not a recipient, the submission will remain in a pool of submissions for the following year. It may be appended as necessary before the next application deadline.