Call for Nominations – Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue Professorship on Public Policy

• A letter from the dean of the faculty with which the candidate is affiliated, which will present and justify the nomination (maximum two pages).
• The title of the Professorship and a summary of the research program. This 100-word summary must use clear, concise and accessible language to describe the unique and important aspects of the proposed research program. This summary may be used in external communications.
• A description of the research program, written by the nominee, (maximum five pages) and a statement on the approach to, and practice of, equity, diversity and inclusion (maximum one page) – see the detailed instructions (Docx, 140 KB).
• A budget plan and justifications. The total budget is $25,000 per year for three years and may cover the core costs of research (e.g., research assistants and associates, graduate students, travel, hosting a conference, etc.). In this section, explain and justify how the budget will be spent. Note that the funds allocated to the core costs of research will be in addition to, and will not replace, the Professorship holder’s current external funding, if applicable. · An updated Curriculum Vitae modelled on the sample CV issued by the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies (PDF, 128 KB) that covers the past eight years. Include any career gaps, such as those due to parental leave or illness, which may have affected your research trajectory. These will be taken into consideration during the selection process.
• A list of five main contributions to research that the nominee has made during their career, and an explanation of their importance and impact.
• The names and email addresses of three experts in the field of the proposed research program who can provide evaluation letters, including at least two independent evaluators who are free of conflicts of interest.* A letter from a collaborator who is familiar with the nominee’s work is allowed, and it is expected that one of the three experts will be from abroad.
• All nominees must support the University of Ottawa’s EDI efforts and complete the “Count Me In” self-identification questionnaire in VirtuO. This information could be used by various selection committees for adjudication purposes.

Conflict of interest policy

To avoid any conflicts of interest, please ensure that independent evaluators:

• Are not affiliated in any way with the University of Ottawa (including hospitals and research institutes).
• Have no personal relationship with the nominee (including close friend, relative, former PhD or postdoctoral supervisor, mentor, student previously under the nominee’s supervision).
• Have not collaborated, published or shared funding with the nominee in the past six years, and do not intend to do so in the immediate future.
• Will not be involved in the proposed research program.
• Are not in a position to gain or lose, financially or materially, as a result of the outcome of the nomination.

Send the nomination package by email to the OPPRO at [email protected].

• Call for nominations launched: December 16, 2024
• Deadline to submit nomination packages: March 1, 2025
• Research program start date: July 1, 2025

An evaluation committee consisting of experts assembled by the University of Ottawa will review the nomination packages and evaluate them on the basis of these criteria:

• The nominee’s scholarly productivity and excellence, or demonstration that the research will lead to exceptional achievements.
• The extent of the nominee’s involvement in, and commitment to, developing and disseminating public policy research, or the likelihood that the research program will lead to productive partnerships with agencies, organizations and policy-makers involved in improving public policy in Canada or abroad.
• The potential to attract and retain exceptional interns, students and researchers.
• The quality and feasibility of concrete actions that aim to create a more diverse, inclusive and equitable research environment.
• The relevance of the proposed research program to the OPPRO mission and to the University of Ottawa’s strategic areas of focus.
• The originality and quality of the proposed research program.

Once the OVPRI has arrived at a final recommendation, a notice of decision will be sent to the chosen nominee and to the dean of their respective faculty. There is no appeal process.