The Australasian researchers are well known internationally for their achievements and dedicated contributions to various fields of research. To honour these achievements ARMS and Elsevier are proud to bring you the Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards for 2012   The Awards for 2012 will be presented with the following categories: Sub categories guide, click here (this list only serve as a guide)  1. Humanities and Social Sciences  2. Physical Sciences 3. Engineering and Technology 4. Life Sciences and Biological Sciences 5. Medicine and Medical Sciences The awards will be presented at the Australasian Research Management Society Conference in Gold Coast, Australia on Friday, 21st September 2012.                                        Visit http://www.arms2012.org.au/ to find out more!    Eligibility Criteria    Age: 40 years of age or less as of 1st July 2012 Nationality: Australia or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident Employment Status: *Employee of an Australasian Research Institution who:     ·   is currently engaged in research activities that fall under one of the Award categories ·  is employed on a 0.5 or above contract and not a full-time research student, although may be concurrently pursuing higher degree by research qualifications ·    is published in peer-reviewed literature *  Contact ARMS to check whether your institution is a member: ARMS_Secretariat@researchmanagement.org.au Evaluation Criteria      1. Early Career Researcher: PhD Year of Completion + 5 years (awarded a PhD or after 1st March 2007).Please click here for ECR Definition. Only last 2 years of output will be accessed (opportunity versus all of career). 2. Research Output - taking into account the average number of citations per paper and H-index (derived from Scopus)  3. External Impact 4. Esteem Contribution 5. Scopus will be used as a tool for individual Researcher evaluation Note: The application of Evaluation Criteria 1 and 2 will vary depending on the award category and academic discipline. Panelists The review and decision process is managed by five panels. Each panel is made up of three experts. All panelists are selected by ARMS. Our panelists for each category are: Category Name Institution Humanities & Social Sciences Professor Linda Rosenman Victoria University Humanities & Social Sciences Professor Nick Mansfield Macquarie University Humanities & Social Sciences Professor Richard Dodgshun Bedford Auckland University of Technology   Physical Sciences Professor James Piper Macquarie University Physical Sciences Professor Ignor Bray Curtin University of Technology Physical Sciences Professor Andrea Gerson University of South Australia   Engineering & Technology Professor Grahame Baker University of Southern Queensland Engineering & Technology Professor Mark A. Bradford University of New South Wales Engineering & Technology Professor Max Lu University of Queensland   Life Sciences & Biological Sciences Professor Lee Astheimer Deakin University Life Sciences & Biological Sciences Professor Michael Bull Flinders University Life Sciences & Biological Sciences Professor Morgan Pratchett James Cook University   Medicine & Medical Sciences Professor Caroline McMillen University of Newcastle Medicine & Medical Sciences Professor Michael Roberts University of South Australia Medicine & Medical Sciences Professor Simon Foote Macquarie University Prizes  The winner of each category will be invited to the award ceremony and Elsevier will pay for all travel and accommodation costs. The winner for each category will receive a certificate and cash prize, and all runners-up will receive a certificate. Application    · One application per person only. ·   Applicant to select the most appropriate category. ·  Previous Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards winners are not permitted to apply.   NOMINATE Nominate someone APPLY ONLINE Fill, Upload and Submit

Submission deadline extended till Friday, 8th June 2012, Midnight.  
(All information including referees' reports will need to be submitted by 8th June 2012)

Application closes Friday, 1st June 2012, Midnight, 
Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time

For more information, please email Macy Lee - mac.lee@elsevier.com