OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR- ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
November 3, 1997
ALL FACULTY AT UCSD
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
1998-99 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 towards 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 is administered at UCSD by the Office of Academic Affirmative Action. Typically, proposals request salary for one quarter of released time ($12,000-$18,000 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, 1998-99 program awards will particularly focus on those who can clearly demonstrate that extraordinary commitment(s) in other areas has reduced the amount of time available for the research or other creative activity required for successful advancement. These areas may include, for example, student advising, teaching, curriculum development, supervision of independent study or research students, committee service, efforts to diversify the campus, and/or community service in support of diversity. It is imperative that applicants and department chairs adequately address these commitments, particularly those pertaining to diversity.
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 1998-99 FCDP awards must be submitted by January 31, 1998. 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 Marsha A. Chandler in March 1998. All who submit proposals for 1998-99 funding will be notified of the results early in April 1998.
CONTACT:
For further information, contact your Department Chair or Business Manager (MSO), or you may contact Jon Welch, Director, Office of Academic Affirmative Action at ext. 44497 or via e:mail at welchj@ucsd.edu.
Marsha A. Chandler
Senior Vice Chancellor-
Academic Affairs