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Dear Careers Division Member,

I hope you saw this call last week, but please note one important update: we have added a two year grace period for the eligibility for the Mid-Career Award in this inaugural year only. Nominations for graduation years starting in 2006 will be accepted. Next year, the eligibility requirement will revert to 12 years (2009 graduation year). Please see below for an updated call.

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You may have seen notification in the newsletter of our new awards: the Careers Division Best Published Paper Award and the Careers Division Mid-Career Award. It's time to submit your nominations!

These awards recognize our membership for their scholarly achievement. The Best Published Paper Award goes to a paper published in the prior calendar year that contributes to the state of careers research by advancing novel ideas, challenging existing theory, or featuring innovative data or methods. Winning papers should promise to inspire future careers research. The Mid-Career Award goes to a scholar 10-12 years post-PhD whose portfolio of work suggests the candidate will make fundamental contributions to the way we think about careers, as well as contributions to the community of careers researchers. The recipients of this award must exhibit independent and original intellectual contribution to careers research. 

Please see below for specific rules about the award nominations. Submit your nominations to aom.carawards@gmail.com. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2020.

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Call for nominations: Careers Division Best Published Paper Award

The Careers Division is pleased to announce a Best Published Paper Award. The award recognizes a paper published by a Careers Division member in the prior calendar year that contributes to the state of careers research by advancing novel ideas, challenging existing theory, and/or featuring innovative data or methods.

Eligibility:

• Papers published in print (i.e., volume and issue assigned) during the prior calendar year in recognized journals that are generally available to division members.
• At least one author must be a current member of the Careers Division.
• Papers may be self-nominated or nominated by others.

Criteria for selection:

• Significance of the paper to careers research in advancing novel ideas, challenging existing theory, or featuring innovative data or methods.
• Promise of inspiring or influencing future careers research.

Procedure:

• Submissions should combine into a single pdf document:
  • A nomination letter with a full citation of the article and an explanation of why the paper meets the criteria for selection (2 pages maximum).
  • A copy of the full article.
• Send the document to aom.carawards@gmail.com by March 1, 2020.
• A committee of Careers Division scholars from multiple interest areas will oversee the selection process, and may also nominate papers themselves.
• A winner will be announced at the Academy of Management meeting during the Careers Division Business Meeting.

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Call for nominations: Careers Division Mid-Career Award

The Careers Division is pleased to announce a Mid-Career Award. This award recognizes a scholar whose portfolio of work promises fundamental contributions to the way we think about careers, as well as contributions to the community of careers researchers. The recipients of this award must exhibit independent and original intellectual contribution to careers research.

Eligibility:

• Scholars who are up to 12 years post-Ph.D. (degree year 2008 and later). Applicants will typically have 10-12 years of post-PhD experience.
  • Individuals who have taken a leave of absence from his or her career for health-related or care-related reasons (e.g., parental leave, compassionate leave) may extend the years past Ph.D. by the amount of the leave. Leaves of absence should be indicated on nominees' CV, and should also be noted in the nomination letter.
  • For this inaugural year of the award only, we will allow a 2-year grace period for eligibility (degree year 2006 and later). Normal leave of absence extensions apply.
• Both nominator and nominee must be members of the Careers Division.
• Self-nominations will not be accepted.

Criteria for selection:

• The candidate's research portfolio will be the primary basis for selection. Quality and quantity of careers research publications, and scholarly impact of work will be considered, as will a positive research trajectory indicated by working papers.
• Service to the field will also be taken into consideration, as well as the promise of future contributions.

Procedure:

• Submissions should consist of a zip file containing (please identify the document and the nominee in the file names):
  • A nomination letter with an explanation of why the scholar meets the criteria for selection, and any other information the committee should consider (three pages, maximum).
  • A current CV for the nominee.
  • A table of citation counts and link to the nominee's Google Scholar profile.
  • The nominee's three most important publications.
• Send the document to aom.carawards@gmail.com by March 1, 2020
• A committee of Careers Division scholars from multiple interest areas will oversee the selection process.
• A winner will be announced at the Academy of Management meeting during the Careers Division Business Meeting.