About
Research Reboot Program
The Research Reboot program offers a semester of teaching release to support the revitalization of research, scholarship and creative activity of tenured and tenure‑track Assistant and Associate Professors whose progress was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who propose feasible research plans for resuming the upward trajectory of their scholarly and creative works.
For more information, please see the Provost's webpage on the Research Reboot Program.
Eligibility
Eligibility
The Research Reboot program is open to tenured and tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professors.
Since this program is intended to support early-stage faculty, tenured full Professors are not eligible. Also, tenured Associate Professors who are up for promotion in the current and next academic year (i.e., up for review in fall 2020 and fall 2021 with promotions effective in fall 2021 and fall 2022, respectively) are not eligible for a Research Reboot course release.
Program Criteria
Program Criteria
The following three universal criteria will be used to select recipients of the Research Reboot award:
- Evidence of a strong record of research, scholarly and creative accomplishments prior to COVID-19.
- Sound, feasible research plan to go into effect during the faculty member's release time for the purpose of rebuilding their research trajectory.
- The magnitude of the professional disruption resulting from COVID’s impact. This opportunity will be prioritized for those faculty members experiencing larger disruptions to their research, scholarship and creative accomplishments and trajectories.
In addition, for CNS applicants:
- Faculty who are scheduled to teach a total of two or fewer courses over the two-year period, including academic years 2021-22 and 2022-23, are expected to consult their Department Chair before applying, to explore whether teaching release would be an effective way to reboot their research program.
- All applicants should work with their Department Chair to identify the timing of the release.
Submit an Application
Research Reboot Applications
Submit an application here.
Required Materials
Applications should include the following documentation, in the order outlined below, as a single PDF document:
- Need Narrative
- Maximum of one page
- Record of research accomplishments and trajectory prior to COVID-19
- Evidence of negative professional impact of COVID-19 on research accomplishments and trajectory
- Course Release Time information
- Identify timing of desired release: fall or spring and in which academic year (AY21-22 or AY22-23)
- Justification supporting that the release time will help re-start research trajectory
- Project Plan
- Maximum of four pages
- All project plans should clearly explain the merits of the research project relative to advancement of the discipline or field of work. The plan should address how its success would put the applicant back on their previous upward trajectory. Last, include the need for compliance approval, such as IRB, IACUC, and IBC.
- References and/or graphics
- Maximum of one page; optional.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Maximum of two pages
- In outline form, including a list of publications, creative products and grants and a list of in-press and submitted works (clearly labeled as such).
Review Process
Review Process
Applications from each department will be reviewed by a departmental subcommittee consisting of colleagues at the rank of Professor. The subcommittee will advise the Department Chair by assessing applications and providing a rank based on eligibility criteria mentioned in the "program criteria" tab above.
The Department Chair will then review the applications, rank lists and feedback from the subcommittee, with the option of adjusting the ranking. The Department Chair will then submit to the CNS Faculty Affairs Office the ranked lists of candidates, assessment of applications, and plan on when each candidate would take a release, if selected to receive this award.
The Dean, in consultation with the CNS Associate Deans, will review the ranked lists of applications from each department, selecting the recipients of award. Faculty who are provided with Research Reboot awards will receive either a fall or spring semester’s release from organized teaching in academic year 2021-22 or 2022-23. CNS will not be offering summer support instead of teaching release.
Questions or concerns: Contact CNS Faculty Affairs
