COMPETITION NOW CLOSED FOR 2009-2010 ACADEMIC YEAR: Information included below for reference

Deadline: Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Advisory Board of the Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science invites applications for the Miller Research Professorships for Academic Year 2010-2011. The purpose of the Professorship is to release members of the faculty from teaching and administrative duties and allow them to pursue research. Appointees are encouraged to follow promising leads that may develop in the course of their research effort whether or not they fall within the original research outline. Applications are judged competitively. It is anticipated that between five to ten awards will be made for the 2010-2011 Academic Year.

ELIGIBILITY: The Professorships are available only to members of the faculties of the University of California, but are not restricted to members of the Berkeley campus. It is, however, required that research be conducted on the Berkeley campus. Applicants who are not members of the Berkeley faculty should seek sponsorship of an academic department at Berkeley before making an application and need to submit endorsement letters from the Berkeley campus Department Chair as well as their Home campus Department Chair.

TERM OF APPOINTMENT: The term of appointment is either the full academic year, beginning July 1, 2010, or one semester of Academic Year 2010- 2011, the semester to be determined by the applicant in consultation with the department. Semester appointments are from July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 or January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011. Applicants desiring a full year appointment must provide adequate justification for the need of a full year rather than a semester.

SALARY: Professorial salary and benefits for a regular 9/12 academic year or semester will be paid by the Miller Institute. The Institute covers any range or merit increases as they occur. NOTE: Miller Professors do not accrue time towards sabbatical leave. (See APM 740-11-h, Regents’ Standing Order 103.4.)

REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROFESSORSHIP: Appointees are expected to devote full time and effort to research and to decline administrative and teaching assignments, except for the direction of graduate students. Members are expected to attend the Institute’s weekly luncheons and social activities and to informally mentor the Miller Research Fellows. It is not appropriate for Miller Professors to give more than one or two outside lectures during the term of their professorship, nor is it appropriate for them to accept other employment. The Miller bequest requires that the research be performed on the Berkeley campus, so no extended absences from the campus should be planned for the term of the appointment. Travel to meetings of learned societies, to the extent appropriate during a normal academic term, is permitted. The Miller Institute office must be notified of absences away from campus, as is required of all faculty members. Applicants planning extensive travel should consider a one-semester appointment coupled with sabbatical leave for a second semester.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications for the Academic Year 2010-2011 must be received by the Miller Institute no later than 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Please submit the application packet before deadline whenever possible to allow for adequate administrative review and reference evaluation. The original application packet can be delivered or mailed to the Institute. The Miller Institute's address is 2536 Channing Way, Mail Code #5190.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS: Candidates will be notified of the results in December.

Questions about the Miller Research Professorship program may be directed to the Institute's office at (510) 642-4088 or millerinstitute@berkeley.edu. Information is also available on the web at http://millerinstitute.berkeley.edu

INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDE FOR MILLER RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP APPLICATIONS

Incomplete applications cannot be processed. All materials should be submitted in English on 8-½ by 11-inch paper. Please do not staple application materials (collation 1-6 appreciated).

1) Miller Professorship Application Form - *Use current year form on website
Please complete all sections of the application form-do not leave blanks. Incomplete applications cannot be processed.

2) Description of Research Program - 1 copy + 1 pdf file email attachment*
*Email the research proposal as a pdf file to:
(Subject line: MP Research Proposal<name>)

According to the Deed of Gift, the Institute is to be “dedicated to the encouragement of creative thought and the conduct of research and investigation in the field of pure science . . . and investigation in the field of applied science in so far as such research and investigation are deemed by the Advisory Board to offer a promising approach to fundamental problems”. A research proposal meeting these guidelines should be between one and five pages. Please put your name on the research proposal and number the pages. While it should be detailed, it need not be extensive. The research proposal will be emailed to the references on the application for evaluation during the competition. The research proposal and evaluations by the references will be reviewed by members of the Executive Committee and Advisory Board in their consideration of all applicants.

3) Letter from Department Chair(s) (original)
This letter must provide the Chair's and the Department's judgment of the applicant's proposal, advice on the feasibility of replacing the applicant should a Professorship be awarded, and assurance that space and facilities are available for the applicant's project. Proposals not accompanied by the endorsement of the Department Chair will not be accepted. Non-Berkeley UC Faculty should submit letters from both Home and Host Department Chairs.

4) Support letters – optional
Comments will be solicited by the Institute from the references provided on the application. Additional letters of support, while not required, can assist the Executive Committee and Advisory Board in assessing candidates.

5/6) CV and Publications List
Please submit a Curriculum Vitae (do not include comprehensive publications list in CV) and a list of your 10 most representative publications. Include information concerning University service, including past and present committee assignments.

The complete application may be submitted to:

Attention:
Selection Committee
Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
2536 Channing Way Mail Code #5190
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-5190

*Email the research proposal as a pdf file to:
(Subject line: MP Research Proposal<name>)

You can submit departmental nomination(s) by personal delivery to the Miller Institute office:

Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
2536 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-5190
Attention: Selection Committee

The Miller Institute office is located on the ground floor of a brown-shingled cottage (Bldg E) on Channing Way between Telegraph & Bowditch, in the middle of the Anna Head West parking lot.

• Miller Professorship Application Form (PDF) - must use current year form on website


• Description of Research Program - 1 copy + 1 pdf file email attachment*


• *email pdf file to
  (Subject line: MP Research Proposal<name>)
• Letter from Department Chair(s) - original


• Support Letters - optional


• Curriculum Vitae - do not include comprehensive publications list


• Publications List - LIST OF 10 most representative publications - no reprints
  

*The sooner complete application materials are received by the Miller Institute, the more time will be available to the references for evaluation.

Any questions regarding to the program may be directed to the Institute's office.
Materials may be submitted to: Kathy Day
Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
2536 Channing Way #5190
Berkeley, CA 94720-5190
tel (510)642-4088
fax (510)643-7393