Early Career Teaching Award

Administration of the award

(a) Following the close of the call for nominations, a delegate of the Board will be responsible for selecting the successful nominee/s.

(b) The successful and the unsuccessful nominees will be notified before any public announcement is made.

(c) An acknowledgement of the successful candidate will be published in InPsych and other relevant psychology and educational publications.

Eligibility

(a) Nominees must be members of the Society.

(b) Nominees should be currently engaged in teaching in Australia at any level within the higher education system.

(c) Nominees should have held an academic position (at least Level B) for no longer than a total of 60 months at the time of the closing date for nominations.

Categories of nominations

The categories for qualification for the Early Career Teaching Award are intended to be broad. The following categories are not exhaustive, but illustrative of the kinds of areas in which excellence in teaching of psychology may be demonstrated

(a) Interest and enthusiasm for teaching and for the promotion of student learning

Evidence in this category could include previous teaching roles and practices adopted.

(b) Ability to organise course material and to present it cogently and engagingly

Evidence in this category could include course outlines for syllabuses, teaching materials such as videotapes, CD ROMs or references to websites, interactive online activities.

(c) Command of subject matter

Evidence in this category could include reference lists used to teach components of the course, publications in related areas.

(d) Provision of appropriate student assessment

Evidence in this category could include formal evaluations by students, innovation in assessment.

(e) Professional and systematic approach to teaching development

Evidence in this category could include innovation in teaching methodology.

(f) Participation in professional activities and research relating to teaching

Evidence in this category could include: journal articles, chapters and books, citations and reviews of such materials, and invitations to give talks, addresses and workshops.

Nomination process

(a) A call for nominations for the Pearson Education and APS Early Career Teaching Award should:

(i) be advertised in InPsych; and

(ii) be provided to the Heads of Department of each tertiary institution that has independent membership of the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee.

(b) Candidates may be self-nominated or nominated another person.

(c) Nominations should be addressed to the Board and received by the National Office prior to the closing date via registered post.

(d) One complete hard copy nomination should be submitted with an electronic copy on CD Rom. Electronic documents should be submitted in PDF format.

(e) Nominations should be made in writing and must include:

(i) a letter addressing all relevant nomination categories set out above;

(ii) a curriculum vitae; and

(iii) a statement about their philosophy of teaching, with supporting evidence.

Value of the award

Successful candidates for the Early Career Teaching Award:

(a) will be offered a one year of membership of the Society at no cost provided that the recipient makes an application for membership within twelve (12) months of the date of receipt of notice of their Award. If the recipient is an existing Member of the Society, they will be offered membership of the Society for the following twelve (12) months at no cost.

(b) will be invited to attend the Society's Annual Conference in the year following the receipt of their Early Career Teaching Award to present a paper on their work. If the recipient attends they will have their travel, conference registration expenses and accommodation for up to four (4) nights at the conference venue paid by the Society.

(c) will also receive a plaque of the Early Career Teaching Award, to be presented at the invited address. If the recipient is unable to accept the invitation to attend the Society's Annual Conference, a plaque will be forwarded after the Annual Conference.

Closing date and further information

Nominations close 29 June 2012.

Download 2012 nomination form (Word, 297KB)  

Download 2012 referee form (Word, 287KB)  

Please send nominations via registered post, including one complete hard copy of the application and an electronic copy on CD-ROM (files in PDF format), to:

• Awards Administrator – Science and Education
  The Australian Psychological Society Ltd
  PO Box 38
  Flinders Lane VIC 8009

Additional information can be obtained from:

• Awards Administrator – Science and Education
  Tel: 03 8662 3300
  Email: science.awards@psychology.org.au

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