[Pols-l] Fwd: 2018 CAREER Writers' Workshop

[Paul Johnson]

We were discussing promotion at the last meeting.  Here is a program 
especially intended for non-tenured folks.

This is for untenured professors. I urge anybody who is not promoted to 
seriously consider going through this process.  If you can land an NSF 
grant, it will change your career, promotability, and competitiveness 
for other positions.

pj


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Subject: 	2018 CAREER Writers' Workshop
Resent-Date: 	Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:16:16 -0800 (PST)
Resent-From: 	pauljohn at ku.edu
Date: 	Wed, 21 Feb 2018 22:16:09 +0000
From: 	CLAS Dean's Office <clasdean at ku.edu>
To: 	CLAS Faculty - DL <clas_faculty_dl at ku.edu>



***Sent on behalf of Interim Associate Dean Joy Ward***

Good afternoon,

We’re organizing our second annual /NSF CAREER Writer’s Workshop/ to 
help faculty craft competitive NSF CAREER proposals (described below). 
Please pass this information to faculty you feel would benefit. In the 
event we receive more than 10 applications, we may seek your input on 
cohort acceptance decisions.

Announcing: the */NSF CAREER Writers’ Workshop/*

The Bremner Editing Center and KU Research are teaming up to provide an 
NSF CAREER Workshop for CAREER-eligible KU faculty. Organized jointly by 
Lisa McLendon, Coordinator of the KU School of Journalism’s Bremner 
Editing Center, and Doug Bornemann, Assistant Director of Research 
Development, the CAREER Writers’ Workshop will assist a cohort of up to 
ten applicants in crafting engaging and competitive CAREER proposals.

The Workshop will consist of three seminars (*/open to all/*) and eight 
structured writing/editing meetings (*/cohort only/*). Seminars will be 
presented by:

·PECASE Award-winner *Suzanne Shontz*: /Winning Strategies for Writing 
an NSF CAREER Proposal /(followed by a panel discussion with previous 
CAREER winners)

·*Lisa McLendon*: /Simply Engaging: Crafting Clear, Concise Prose,/ and

·*Bob Rummer*: Director of Research Development, /Incorporating Proposal 
Feedback/.

Achieving proposal clarity, conciseness, and flow will be a major 
Workshop focus. Cohort participants will receive detailed feedback on 
their Project Summaries and will exchange proposals with another 
participant for rubric-guided in-depth editorial comments on their 
Project Descriptions. In addition, participants will receive NSF-style 
reviews of their drafts from other cohort members. Upon completion of 
the Workshop, participants will be encouraged to submit their drafts to 
KU’s /Proposal Evaluation and External Review/ (PEER) program for 
external evaluation prior to submission.

*How to Apply:* NSF CAREER-eligible applicants interested in cohort 
participation should send an email expressing a desire to participate to 
Doug Bornemann (dbornemann at ku.edu<mailto:dbornemann at ku.edu>) by no later 
than *Friday, March 2*.

The NSF CAREER program solicitation can be found 
here<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17537/nsf17537.pdf>. The 
application email should contain a draft NSF CAREER Project Summary and 
a current biosketch.

I’m attaching an informational Workshop Flyer with detailed dates, times 
and locations. I’m happy to address any questions you may have.

Cheers!

Doug

Douglas J. Bornemann J.D., Ph.D.

Research Development Officer

216A Youngberg Hall

2385 Irving Hill Road

Lawrence, KS 66047

Office: 785 864-6113

dbornemann at ku.edu<mailto:dbornemann at ku.edu>


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