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During the inaugural round of GVP selection in FY08, four visiting professorships were awarded and a fifth GVP, Leah Devlin, was appointed in September 2009. A round of competitively-selected GVPs is not anticipated in the near term, but funds from the Gillings gift are currently focused on Innovation Labs and student support. When competitively-selected rounds resume, the due dates and guidelines will be posted.
Purpose
The purpose of Gillings Visiting Professorships (GVPs) is to enhance the School's intellectual climate by creating a synergy of ideas and exposing faculty, staff, and students to alternative ways of thinking, new methodologies and different perspectives and disciplines. GVPs also can advance new areas and new collaborations by providing the opportunity for focused work at the School by people from other organizations. Visiting professorships may be of two types:
- Faculty members from within the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, selected based on a UNC SPH review of their proposed activities, who conduct research, teaching, intensive service, and/or other scholarly activities at an external institution/organization during the period of their professorship, or combine intensive focused effort at the SPH with work at external locations, or
- Qualified scholars and other experts external to UNC, selected based on a UNC SPH review of their proposed activities, who are in residence at UNC or other appropriate location during the period of their visiting professorships.
The majority of GVPs will be selected through an application process. However, some GVPs may be invited by UNC SPH leadership, subject to the same review process as competitive applicants. This could occur as a strategy to advance very high priority topics or collaborations. Central to all GVPs is a clear statement of purpose and goals, a well-defined plan for achieving those goals in the time available, a set of metrics by which success can be documented, and a strong statement of how the proposed work will be of benefit to the visiting professor, to the institutions involved (including UNC), and most importantly, to the public's health.
For more information
- Email: accelerate@unc.edu
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Last updated November 02, 2009 |
