MPH Staff Awards

The Senior Research Award will be presented to a distinguished CMPH academic. This includes clinician researchers who hold full academic status. The awardee will have demonstrated excellence in at least two of the following categories in the last year (all categories are weighted equally):

• Publications (include complete citation and a sentence for each describing the standing within the field and significance of the publication)
• Research funding (list $ amount and source)
• External awards (list awards and source)
• Service to the discipline e.g. mentoring, outreach, collaboration/team building, translation (up to 300 words)
• Honours/HDR completions (list number of students completed)
• Research translation (e.g. research commercialisation, translation into the clinic/policy)

The Mid-Career Research (MCR) Award will be awarded to a distinguished CMPH Mid-Career academic. This includes clinician researchers who hold full academic status. The awardee will have demonstrated excellence in at least two of the following categories in the last year (all categories are weighted equally).

MCR = no more than 15 years post receiving their highest degree or equivalent, taking any career disruption into account. Special Circumstances: Nominators may include for special consideration any matters which may have affected the progress of the nominee’s career, e.g. significant career interruptions, family obligations, illness, temporary change to primary duties/responsibilities.

• Publications (include complete citation and a sentence for each describing the standing within the field and significance of the publication)
• Research funding (list $ amount and source)
• External awards (list awards and source)
• Service to the discipline e.g. mentoring, outreach, collaboration/team building, translation (up to 300 words)
• Honours/HDR completions (list number of students completed)
• Research translation (e.g. research commercialisation, translation into the clinic/policy)

The Early Career Research (ECR) Award will be awarded to a distinguished CMPH Early Career Academic. This includes clinician researchers who hold full academic status. The awardee will have demonstrated excellence in at least two of the following categories in the last year (all categories are weighted equally).

ECR = no more than 7 years post receiving their highest degree or equivalent taking any career disruption into account. Special Circumstances: Nominators may include for special consideration any matters which may have affected the progress of the nominee’s career, e.g. significant career interruptions, family obligations, illness, temporary change to primary duties/responsibilities.

• Publications (include complete citation and a sentence for each describing the standing within the field and significance of the publication)
• Research funding (list $ amount and source)
• External awards (list awards and source)
• Service to the discipline e.g. mentoring, outreach, collaboration/team building, translation (up to 300 words)
• Honours/HDR students (list number of students being supervised and/or completed)
• Research translation (e.g. research commercialisation, translation into the clinic/policy). Outline external engagement/industry collaborations

This award recognizes exemplary service by a professional staff member employed in the College in a role conducting research. One or more of the following criteria should be addressed in a nomination (maximum one page).

• Providing an outstanding contribution, beyond what might normally be expected, to the outcomes of one or more research projects.
• Significant contribution to the development or refinement of research techniques or methodologies.
• Demonstrating a positive attitude in working with colleagues, particularly in challenging situations or under pressure.
• Looking beyond an immediate problem to identify and proactively address potential future problems.

The Teaching Innovation and Scholarship Award will be awarded to a CMPH academic. Nomination of staff and full academic status holders, including clinicians, who teach into CMPH degrees (MD, Clinical Science, B.Med.Sci., Paramedicine, Public Health) is encouraged. This award is designed to recognise excellence and innovation in teaching, educational leadership or scholarship that has influenced and enhanced learning and teaching and/or the student experience in the last year.

Awardee must demonstrate excellence in at least two of the following categories:

• Participating in and contributing to professional activities related to learning and teaching
• Innovations in service and support for students
• Coordination, management and leadership of courses and student learning
• Demonstrating leadership through activities that have broad influence on the profession
• Providing innovative learning and teaching for different contexts, including technology enhanced environments, for large and small class sizes and/or to meet the needs of a diverse student cohort
• Influencing the overall academic, social, and cultural experience of higher education

In alignment with the student-centred ethos that underpins the values of Flinders University, this award celebrates and recognises the efforts of a CMPH staff and/or full academic status holder who has developed successful approaches to teaching and the support of learning that influences, motivates and inspires students to learn. Our underlying ethos of being student centred is a distinguishing feature of the Flinders experience and is the measure by which we judge the impact of innovation in teaching and student support. Nomination of clinicians, with full academic status, who teach into CMPH degrees (MD, Paramedicine, Behavioural Health, Clinical Education, Medical Science, Biotechnology, Clinical Science, Public Health, Remote & Indigenous Health) is encouraged.

Nominations should address at least two of the following criteria related to the student-centred ethos of the University in the last year:

• Encouraging the student voice
• Celebrating student achievement
• Focus on student success
• Empowering students as partners
• Providing timely and meaningful feedback.

This award recognises exemplary service by a professional staff member in the College who has made an outstanding positive impact. Eligible staff must be working in the College but may be an ‘embedded’ member of a university portfolio or division such as College Services, Finance, People and Culture, Student Administrative Services, Work Integrated Learning, Research Development and Support etc. Nominations are invited (maximum one page) and should describe how the actions of the professional staff demonstrate one or more of the following:

• A commitment to delivering a successful outcome for the College as a whole, collaborating across team boundaries
• Finding new, innovative, and effective ways of promoting student centredness, supporting educational innovation and/or contributing to excellence in education
• Acting as an advocate for the College, through collaboration with university-wide professional and academic staff and teams to enhance student and educational outcomes

This award recognizes exemplary service by a professional staff member employed in the College in a role conducting research. One or more of the following criteria should be addressed in a nomination (maximum one page).

• Providing an outstanding contribution, beyond what might normally be expected, to the outcomes of one or more research projects.
• Significant contribution to the development or refinement of research techniques or methodologies.
• Demonstrating a positive attitude in working with colleagues, particularly in challenging situations or under pressure.
• Looking beyond an immediate problem to identify and proactively address potential future problems.

The PhD Award will be awarded to recognise excellence. The awardee will have demonstrated excellence in at least one of the following categories in the last year:

• Publications (include a complete citation and sentence for each describing the standing within the field and significance of the publication)
• External/University awards (e.g. poster and oral presentation awards at conferences, Vice Chancellor Doctoral thesis excellence award; list awards and source)
• Service to the discipline, mentoring/tutoring, outreach (up to 300 words).

The Honours Awards (two in total) recognise excellence.

One Honours Award will be awarded to the top ranked Honours student based on the final academic results presented to the exam board.

The other Honours Award will recognise excellence demonstrated in at least one of the following categories in the last year:

• Service to the discipline (honours program or research field) and/or outreach (up to 300 words)
• External/University engagement or awards (e.g. poster and oral presentation awards at conferences; list award and source)
• Publications (include a complete citation and sentence for each describing the standing within the field and significance of the publication)

Both mid-year and start of year students may be nominated for the second award.