Junior Faculty Prize for Sustainable Research Environment

Each year from 2009 Junior Faculty announces a prize for the most prominent researcher in supporting junior researchers. In 2020, Junior faculty decides to includes also organizations in the selection process. 

2020 Prize winner: LINKÖPING GRANTS OFFICE

We are very proud to announce that the board decides to attribute the 2020 prize to the GRANTS OFFICE for their amazing work and support for the early career Researcher. The GRANTS OFFICE, represented by Agneta Jansson, Head of Grants Office, is a very important organization for the establishement of young researchers as independant researchers, aiming to support them in their funding search to develop their own project.

The prize was given at the digital Career Day, organized with Forum Scientium (December 7th).

The research funding and coordination team at Grants and Program Offices serves to proactively support LiU and its researchers in gaining access to competitive research funding opportunities, and in coordinating extensive research projects and programmes. We act as a link between LiU and external funding organisations and research councils, with a special focus related to larger national and EU Framework Programmes

• identify, match, and disseminate funding opportunities,
• support the preparation and development of applications,
• provide support in budgeting and financial reporting,
• clarify requirements from funders and LiU,
• and coordinate larger research projects and programmes.

Aim of the prize

The aim of this prize is to encourage senior researchers or organization supporting the careers of junior researchers by any manners, thus creating a sustainable research environment. This Prize is yearly announced during the Junior Faculty Career Day.

The prize will be visible soon, with all the previous winners names, in Student Huset in Valla. An inauguration will happen in 2021, we will invite you all.

Selection criteria

The senior researcher/Organization should support junior researchers within her/his group, with the intention of increasing their independence for a future successful research career. Important aspects are the senior researcher’s availability, willingness and capability to share previous research experiences, networks and funding advice. The winner should give opportunities for getting meriting tasks such as secondary supervisorship, teaching or grants support... helping the younger researchers in establishing its independance and researchers’ strategic career planning. Furthermore, the winner should follow sound and fair publishing strategies and contribute to a creative forum for intellectual exchange between junior and senior researchers within the sustainable research environment.

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