SUBJECT:

1996 FCDP Call for Proposals

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
1997-98 FACULTY CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (FCDP)
FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN THE LADDER-RANKS
AND ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN RESIDENCE

PURPOSE:

To support junior faculty efforts in research or creative activities in
order to enhance progress toward the Associate Professor level.

ELIGIBILITY:

FCDP is open to all Assistant Professors in the Ladder-Ranks and Assistant
Professors In Residence. An awardee must be in junior status when the
transfer of award funds occurs.

DESCRIPTION:

A total of slightly over $100,000 has historically been provided by UC
Office of the President for this program which will continue to be
administered at UCSD by the Office of Academic Affirmative Action.
Typically, proposals request salary for one quarter of released time
($12,000-$15,000 depending on salary level) in order to concentrate efforts
on research or other creative activity. Other awards in the past have also
included support for summer research, research supplies/equipment, salary
for a research assistant, and travel expenses related to a research
project.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Applicants should be approaching consideration for advancement to tenure,
and regarded as highly promising and deserving of this opportunity to
enhance their research and scholarship record. In addition, 1997-98
program awards will particularly focus on those who can clearly demonstrate
that extraordinary commitment(s) in other areas such as student advising,
teaching, curriculum development, supervision of independent study or
research students, and/or committee service has reduced the amount of time
available for the research or other creative activity required for
successful advancement. It is imperative that applicants and department
chairs adequately address these commitments.

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Copies of the Guidelines for Proposal Submission, the Applicant Summary
Sheet, and the Chair's Evaluation Form have been mailed to all Department
Chairs and Business Managers (MSOs) and can be obtained from these
individuals in your department.

DEADLINE:

Proposals for 1997-98 awards must be submitted by January 31, 1997.

REVIEW:

Proposals will be reviewed by the Affirmative Action Committee of the
Academic Senate, and recommendations will be submitted to Senior Vice
Chancellor-Academic Affairs Robert Dynes in March 1997. All who submitted
proposals for 1997-98 funding will be notified of the results early in
April 1997.

CONTACT:

For further information, contact your Department Chair or Business Manager
(MSO), or you may contact Jon Welch, Analyst, Office of Academic
Affirmative Action at ext. 44497 or via e:mail to welchj@ucsd.edu.

Richard Attiyeh Sr. Vice Chancellor