The Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) were proud to run a pilot scheme for Postdoctoral Awards in 2019 which was the first place in the University to take forward such a scheme. Nominations were gathered from across the IfM in three categories; Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Research and Excellence in Academic Citizenship.
The winners were announced by Head of the IfM, Prof Tim Minshall, at a ceremony held in the IfM Common Room on 18 October 2019:
“We were absolutely delighted to be able to trial a new initiative that recognised the outstanding and diverse contributions made by the postdoctoral community. It was very important that the approach taken was fair and transparent, but not overly complex and burdensome to administer. The feedback from those involved in this pilot scheme demonstrated that it is possible to deliver a simple and efficient process that had significant impact. Discussions since completion of the pilot have shown that the ‘operating procedures’ for this scheme should be reasonably simple to package and handover for delivery in other parts of the University. I was delighted to see the impact that the running of this pilot scheme had on our community within the Institute for Manufacturing, but also how positive reports of this pilot were picked up across the wider University. Another positive impact was seeing how the postdoctoral community themselves were able to initiate, design and support the delivery of this scheme with such enthusiasm and effectiveness."
Following the successful pilot scheme for Postdoctoral* Awards in 2019, the Institute for Manufacturing is running the IfM Postdoctoral Awards for the second year. Nominations can be submitted in three categories; Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Research and Excellence in Academic Citizenship. More information and the online nomination form can be accessed here: https://bit.ly/IfMPDA2020. Nominations are open until 07 September 2020.
Any University of Cambridge staff or student can nominate a Postdoc by filling out the online nomination form which is designed to be fast and fuss-free. The recipients of the IfM Postdoctoral Awards will each receive £250 and a free ticket to the IfM Christmas dinner (if it takes place). The winners will be announced by Head of the IfM, Prof Tim Minshall, during the Annual Celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week in September.
*Research Assistants (who have passed their PhD viva voce at the time of nomination), Research Associates, Senior Research Associates and Principal Research Associates
The Winners of the 2019 IfM Postdoctoral Awards
From left to right: Dr Thomas Bohné, Dr Katharina Greve, Dr Niamh Fox, Dr Curie Park, Dr Lili Jia, Dr Daniel Summerbell
For Excellence in Teaching
Dr Daniel Summerbell
For Excellence in Research
(joint winners)
Dr Thomas Bohné
Dr Lili Jia
For Excellence in Academic Citizenship
(joint winners)
Dr Niamh Fox
Dr Katharina Greve
Dr Curie Park