Research Professorship

Where Do I Apply?

By September 8, navigate to the Activities page in Faculty Success by Watermark and click on the Intent to Apply for Annual Processes to indicate your intention to apply for a Reseach Professorship in the upcoming academic year. This Knowledge Base article provides more information about how to use the Intent to Apply for Annual Processes.

Highlight of the link intent to apply for annual processes

Using the dropdown menu, indicate your intent to apply for a Research Professorship for the next academic year:

edit intent to apply for annual processes

select yes or no for research professorship

If you indicate that you intend to apply for a Research Professorship, you will receive a Watermark notification email on September 15 informing you that the application is available.

Read the email language carefully and click the link to be taken to the Research Professorship application in Faculty Success by Watermark. You will be able to upload your materials to the application. The application and all materials must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on October 15*.

*Note: If October 15 falls on a weekend or holiday, then 11:59 p.m. the first working day following October 15 shall be the deadline.

What is Needed to Apply?

Your application must include the following materials:

  1. Narrative (limited to five pages)
    1. Needs Statement: Background information, statement of problem, significance, timeliness, appropriateness, innovativeness, generalizability, relationship to the applicant’s current research, department and college mission and goals. Scope of research should be achievable in those where external funding is available, priority will be given to applicants who show evidence that the Research Professorship would improve the faculty member’s chances to obtain sponsored research funding in the future.
    2. Statement of Research Objectives: Specific aims or goals of the proposed research.
    3. Procedures: Methods used and project plan including timeline. Does the proposed research follow a rigorous research protocol?
    4. Statement of Evaluation: How the results will be evaluated and how the success of the project will be determined.
    5. Plan for Dissemination of Results: Publications, conferences, curriculum, sponsored research proposal, other scholarly initiatives.
  2. Availability of Resources (limited to one page)
    1. Resources: List any resources (equipment, material, funding, etc.) needed to complete this reach project with approximate costs.
    2. Resource Plan: Explanation of how the researcher will address any above-noted resource needs or limitations.
  3. Abridged Research Curriculum Vitae (this CV will be generated for you within the Watermark application)
  4. (Optional) The application includes a text box, which can be utilized to provide any additional information you would like to provide to the committee for consideration.