The President’s Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW), the Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) and OSU Athletics are pleased to solicit nominations for the 2024 Breaking Barriers Awards, a recognition of the accomplishments and impact of those who have worked to advance gender equity at OSU. We welcome nominations of people who have made influential contributions to our community for the four Breaking Barriers awards. For more information about these categories, see the Breaking Barriers website. Submit a nomination by Feb. 26. Questions? Contact pcosw@oregonstate.edu.
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Scholarships available
Applications for PCOSW scholarships to fund FY24 projects are now being accepted. The President’s Commission on the Status of Women provides funding to faculty, students and staff who are pursuing professional development, research, outreach or creative projects related to gender equity issues. Applications are due Feb. 21. Visit our website for more details. Apply for a scholarship. Please have a budget outline and project justification statement prepared before beginning the application. Questions? Contact pcosw@oregonstate.edu.
Administrative Program Specialist position open with OSU Chemistry
This position is responsible for providing support to undergraduate students taking chemistry courses, managing the direction of the Chemistry E-campus program and the undergraduate student program, and acting as scheduler for the chemistry department.
Minimum requirements: two years of experience as an administrative specialist or executive support specialist which includes administrative support for a project, program, or operation. OR an equivalent combination of training and experience. One year of postsecondary education may be substituted for up to one year of experience.
To review posting and apply, go to: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/position_descriptions/68872
Full consideration deadline is February 23rd, closing date is March 5th 2024.
OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.
Tenure Track Organic Chemistry Position at Hofstra University
Hofstra University Department of Chemistry invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in any area of Organic Chemistry to start September 1, 2024. Hofstra is located in suburban Long Island, NY, about 30 minutes from NYC. The chemistry department serves only undergraduate students, who are eager to be mentored and engage in research. Our best students matriculate at top PhD and MD programs. We offer ACS-certified BS Chemistry and BS Biochemistry degrees, and we also offer a BS Forensic Science. We are growing department of 15 full-time faculty and 150 majors, with resources to support faculty research and teaching. Significant startup funds are provided, and grant-seeking is expected. The teaching load is 3-2 and class sizes start at 40 for intro classes and shrink to 10 for advanced classes.
We have extended our search from Fall 2023. We invite you to identify candidates for this faculty position from among your graduate students and postdocs who have an interest in both research and teaching and encourage them to apply. A PhD in Chemistry or related field is required by the start date. Teaching experience, especially with a diverse population of learners, is highly desirable. The link to the job application is below. Applications will be considered until the job is filled; review of applications will begin February 16, 2023. Please urge any interested candidates to apply ASAP.
Any questions about the job can be directed to me at Scott.T.Lefurgy@hofstra.edu
Many thanks,
Scott Lefurgy
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Hofstra University
OSU Faculty and Graduate Researchers
Have an idea that you think may have commercialization potential, but aren’t sure? Do you need $5,000 in funding to explore and test your assumption? Join this virtual one-hour Innovation Day info session hosted by the OSU Advantage office to learn how you can take advantage of the funding and training opportunities that support innovation and entrepreneurship at the federal, state and OSU levels. At this event, you will also learn how to apply for a special $5,000 Innovation Award available from the Office for Commercialization and Corporate Development (OCCD). Noon to 1 p.m., Jan. 30. Register here.
Can a city outsmart microscopic invaders?
Write your science fiction exploring the future of urban pandemic resistance. The NSF-funded Pandemic-Resilient Cities research project has once again extended the deadline for its Science Fiction Writing Contest to Feb. 16. Four winning submissions will be awarded $500 each and publication in the campus literary magazine 45TH PARALLEL. Visit https://beav.es/q6S for contest guidelines.
[Care] DOE ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH CENTERS (EFRC) Limited Submission
The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program and encourages both new and renewal applications. Applications from multi-disciplinary teams will be required to propose discovery science and use-inspired basic research that addresses priority research directions and opportunities identified by a series of BES workshop and roundtable reports. The focus of the EFRC program is on fundamental scientific research, therefore applications to this FOA must not propose applied research and technology development activities. BES is soliciting renewal applications for basic science in three topical areas: 1) Transformative manufacturing, 2) Quantum information science (QIS), and 3) Environmental management. BES is soliciting new applications for basic science in two topical areas: 1) Co-design of materials and processes to revolutionize microelectronics and/or QIS fabrication, and 2) Environmental management. DOE anticipates that award sizes will range from $2,000,000 per year to $4,000,000 per year
This is a limited submission with only 2 applicants allowed from Oregon State University. Interested Principal Investigators should submit a Notice of Intent in InfoReady hereby February 2, 2024. Please share this information with teams with research interests in these areas.
Call for Nominations — Black and Orange Awards Celebration
The OSU Alumni Association presents several awards to outstanding Oregon Staters throughout the year. We need your help nominating Oregon Staters who have excelled in their field of study, been dedicated to serving Oregon State University or have served their community. We will be awarding the Alumni Fellows, Dan W. Poling Service Award, the E.B. Lemon Distinguished Alumni Award, the Jean and C.H. “Scram” Graham Leadership Award, the Joan Austin Honorary Alumni Award, the Don and Shirley Wirth Young Alumni Award as well as the Martin Chaves Lifetime Achievement Award in partnership with OSU Athletics. Please visit ForOregonState.org/BlackandOrangeAwards for nomination information. All nominations are due Feb. 23.
Call for Nominations: NCFDD Summer ’24 Faculty Success Program
Once again, the Office of Faculty Affairs is providing matching funds for 8-10 faculty members to participate in the NCFDD Faculty Success Program. If you would like to nominate someone from your college for the Summer 2024 session (May 20 – July 28, 2024), please confirm their interest and availability to participate. Once confirmed, please submit the faculty member’s name, rank, and email address to me no later than March 7, 2024. They are offering a substantial discount of $1000 per seat for extra early registration, bringing the cost down to $4150 per participant (your cost $2075 per participant).
We will submit an institutionally sponsored registration form from our office (please do not register via the NCFDD website).
Best,
Sara
Sara Daly | Office of the Vice Provost | Faculty Affairs
Oregon State University | 541.737.0732 | sara.daly@oregonstate.edu
Hydrocarbon Research: Proposal Submission Opening February 12th
The next proposal submission window for the ACS Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) opens on Monday, February 12, 2024 and closes on Friday, March 8, 2024 (5:00 PM EST).
Proposals must focus on fundamental petroleum research, including research related to petroleum-derived materials in one of ten specified subject matter areas. It is important to note that while the PRF Trust imposes restrictions, PRF currently funds various topics of interest in sustainability and green chemistry. These topics include new catalysts and the upgrading/utilization of methane and carbon dioxide. For more information on supported research areas or eligibility, interested individuals are encouraged to contact a PRF program officer or prfinfo@acs.org.
Grant programs are available for new professors starting their first tenure track position (DNI), as well as established tenured or tenure-track professors exploring a new research direction (ND) at doctoral degree granting departments. Separate grant programs exist for qualified professors in non-doctoral departments (UNI, UR). Departments of successful UR and UNI grant applications will be invited to apply for a competitive $25,000 supplement funds. Supplements aim to enhance research activities, capabilities, and engagement at the department. Applications are made through a web-based portal, and additional information can be found at www.acsprf.org.
Proposals for the Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) grants are submitted using the ORG Community Portal. Access to the ORG Portal requires a registered ACS ID.
To access online help for PRF application submission click on the following links:
Application Creation in the Portal
If you have any questions or encounter problems related to portal access or functionality, please email the ORG team at prfsupport@acs.org.