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RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists – York Internal Nomination ProcessOffice of the Vice-President Research & Innovation

Lisa Philipps, Associate Vice-President Research

December 17, 2013

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Royal Society of Canada

Mandate

As Canada’s senior National Academy, the RSC exists to promote Canadian research and scholarly accomplishment in both of Canada’s official languages, to mentor young scholars and artists, to recognize academic and artistic excellence, and to advise governments, non-governmental organizations, and Canadians generally on matters of public interest.

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Royal Society of Canada

Mission

“To serve Canada and Canadians by recognizing Canada’s leading intellectuals, scholars, researchers and artists and by mobilizing them in open discussion and debate, to advance knowledge, encourage integrated interdisciplinary understandings and address issues that are critical to Canada and Canadians.”

These vision and mission statements provide a compass for orienting the activities and programmes of the Society and its Fellows. They also identify the key objectives that the Society seeks to pursue in partnership with governmental and non-governmental organizations, public and private-sector institutions and likeminded associations both in Canada and internationally.

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College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

• In 2011, the Royal Society of Canada established the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

• In 2013, Member Institutions of the Royal Society are being asked to nominate individuals for the inaugural cohort of the College. In order to launch the College, the inaugural cohort will consist of nominations submitted exclusively by the 50 RSC Institutional Members.

• In subsequent years, both institutional and individual nominations will be allowed.

• Each year, a total of up to 80 individuals across the arts and sciences will be peer-elected to the College.

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College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists – con’t

• In order to be eligible for electoral consideration, nominees will need to be within 15 years of the conferral of their PhD degree (or equivalent qualification).

• The criterion for nomination shall be excellence, which is understood to encompass the goals of diversity and inclusivity to which the RSC is committed, and to which the membership of the College is expected to exemplify in terms of discipline, gender, ethno-racial diversity, Aboriginality, and official languages.

• Members of the College will be named for a period of 7 years.

• At full complement, the College will consist of approximately 600 members.

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Nomination Packages - External

Each nomination is to be completed online using the Nomination Portal, and shall include:

  a. a cover letter from the institution confirming its support;    b. a CV acceptable to any of the three tri-councils;    c. a 1000-word summary of the candidate’s record; and,    d. a 70 word citation.

Final submission of nominations will be completed centrally in VPRI/ORS.

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Nomination Packages - Internal

Each nomination is to be forwarded to Shelly Khushal, Senior Administrative Assistant in the Office of the VPRI, who is coordinating the MAAC Secretariat. Files shall include:

  a. a CV acceptable to any of the three tri-councils;    b. a 1000-word summary of the candidate’s record; and,    c. a 70 word citation.

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Internal Nomination Process• ORS will host an information session on the RSC nominations for Associate Deans

Research and research support staff.

• Deans’ offices are asked to submit up to the number of nominations outlined below according to the size of their Faculty:

• LA&PS – 4 nominations

• Health – 2 nominations

• Science – 2 nominations

• Fine Arts – 2 nominations

• Glendon – 1 nomination

• Schulich – 1 nomination

• Engineering – 1 nomination

• Osgoode – 1 nomination

• Education – 1 nomination

• Environmental Studies – 1 nomination

• Libraries – 1 nomination

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Internal Nomination Process con’t

• The MAAC will review nominations and provide advice to the VPRI about which files are most likely to succeed at the RSC.

• VPRI (in consultation with President and Provost) will make the final selection of which files to advance in 2014.

• VPRI/ORS will work with Faculty-based research support personnel, nominees, and ADRs, to prepare final documentation for submission to the RSC.

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External Nomination Process

• Nominations for the initial cohort shall be evaluated by an RSC Selection Committee.

• In the cohort of 2014, the RSC selection committee shall choose up to three candidates for each large IM, up to two candidates for each medium IM and up to one candidate for each small IM. In subsequent cohorts candidates will be selected without regard to the origin of the nomination.

• The RSC Selection Committee shall forward a list of candidates for appointment to the College to the Secretariat by May 1 of each year. The list of candidates must be ratified by the Council of the RSC.

• The chosen candidates will be informed and must consent to membership and the conditions of membership by August 1 2014 in order to proceed to being inducted as members of the College.

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Timeline Deadline / Activity Date

Launch of nomination process for members of the RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

 September 2013 

York University Information Session for ADRs and research support staff

 Tuesday, December 17, 9:30 - 11 a.m., York Lanes 280N  

 Submission of files from researchers to Faculties 

January 17, 2014

 Submission of nominations from Faculties to VPRI 

January 31, 2014 (by noon)

MAAC Meeting February 7, 2014 

 VPRI Decisions communicated 

February 12, 2014

RSC deadline for nominations March 1, 2014 

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What makes a strong nomination?

Sheila EmbletonProfessor

Department of Languages, Literatures & LinguisticsFaculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Kenneth DaveyProfessor Emeritus

Department of BiologyFaculty of Science

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Contact

Faculties:

Associate Deans of Research

Research Officers

VPRI:

Lisa Philipps, Associate Vice-President Research, philipps@yorku.ca

Shelly Khushal, Senior Administrative Assistant, skhushal@yorku.ca