This is a friendly reminder that the Soil Ecology Society Early Career Award nomination deadline is this Friday, February 27th.
Please consider nominating a deserving early career scientist in the broad field of Soil Ecology and below is the information related to the nomination process. The SES hopes to recognize exceptional early career scientists and to highlight their hard work and high quality science. Please don't hesitate to contact Sasha Reed (email below) with any thoughts or questions and thank you for considering making a nomination. Early Career Research Award. This award will recognize an early career soil ecologist within 5 years of their PhD who has begun making, and shows exceptional promise to continue making, outstanding research contributions to the broad field of soil ecology. The candidate is expected to have demonstrated excellence and outstanding future potential in research and discovery within the broad field of soil ecology. Prior participation in SES may be considered during the selection process but is in no way required, nor is membership in the SES required. Nomination Process. Nominations must be received by Friday February 27th, 2015 and include the following: 1) A letter of nomination 2) One to three additional letters of recommendation (in addition to the letter of nomination) 3) A curriculum vitae of at most four pages that clearly highlights a record of success and potential for future success in research, demonstrated by the publication of high-impact papers, success in grant writing, and recognition by the broader research community of the originality and potential of the candidate’s research. Submitting Nominations. Please submit any nomination materials (they can arrive as multiple separate emails from different sources) and/or questions to Sasha Reed, [email protected]. Please put "SES early career award' in the subject line of the email for any correspondence.
