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.

Aim of the prize

The aim of this prize is to encourage senior researchers supporting the careers of junior researchers, thus creating a sustainable research environment.

Selection criteria

The committee will select the winner based on the following criteria:

The senior researcher 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 senior researcher should give opportunities for getting meriting tasks such as secondary supervisorship and teaching. The senior researcher should support the junior researchers’ strategic career planning. Furthermore, the senior researcher 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.

Artist

The prize is designed by the Linköping artist Joanne Hoffsten.

Prize winners

 2012

Professor Lars Hultman, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology

2011

Professor Bo Liedberg, Professor at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Nomination

Picture from the prize ceremony at the Career Day

Since Prof. Bo Liedberg was not able to participate in the Career Day, there was an extra prize ceremony at a group meeting.

Picture from the extra prize ceremony

2010

Professor Boel Berner, Professor at the Department of Technology and Social Change
Nomination

Picture from the prize ceremony

2009

Professor Björn-Ola Linnér, Professor at the Department of Water and Environmental Studies
Nomination

Picture from the prize ceremony