The AHRC are seeking nominations for new members to be appointed to its Peer Review College (PRC) who would be able to assess proposals submitted under AHRC’s research themes. In parallel we wish to increase the capacity of the College in specific research areas.
Peer review lies at the heart of the AHRC’s operations, and we are fully committed to the principle of peer review for the assessment of proposals to our schemes and programmes. PRC members provide expert quality reviews of proposals within their areas of expertise, which inform the AHRC’s decision making processes. As well as making an important contribution to the AHRC’s peer review processes, the experience gained by membership of the College also provides benefits to individuals, departments and higher education institutions.
For more information about Peer Review College membership please see the main PRC page.
Themes
The AHRC is seeking to appoint reviewers who have the necessary expertise to review proposals submitted within the themes. These proposals are likely to be interdisciplinary in nature so nominations from individuals who have experience of inter- or cross-disciplinary research would be welcomed. Please refer to Appendix B of the Guidance Notes for a summary of each theme. More infomation can be accessed from the links to the AHRC website below:
Connected Communities
Science in Culture
Digital Transformations in Arts and Humanities
Care for the Future: Thinking Forward through the Past
Translating Cultures
Targeted Research Areas
Nominations are also invited from those with expertise in one or more of the Research Areas listed in Appendix C of the Guidance Notes. This does not have to be their primary area of expertise.
College Groups
The AHRC categorises its peer reviewers into different groups to improve our ability to match reviewers’ expertise with proposals, and to enable us to identify reviewers who can assess certain aspects of proposals. Individuals can be nominated to join one or more of the groups listed below.
- Academic
- Non HEI*
- Strategic
- International
- Knowledge Exchange
*Non HEI organisations might include:
- Government departments and agencies (including the Cabinet Office and Foresight Programme)
- local authorities
- voluntary sector
- minority and other community groups
- private sector
- museum, archive, library and heritage sectors
Eligibility
We welcome nominations for all candidates, at any stages of their career, who meet the relevant eligibility criteria below.
Please note that candidates must be nominated by senior staff or representatives within Higher Education Institutions (for example Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dean, Head of School or College, Head of Faculty, Research Director) or other organisations, learned societies or professional associations. It is acceptable for the nominee and the nominator to be associated with different institutions/organisations.
A list of current College members is available on the main PRC page.
How to Apply
Nomination Form (Word document 345kb)
Guidance Notes (pdf 155kb)
Eligibility Criteria (pdf 35kb)
We anticipate that new college memberships will start from April 2012 and will be appointed for a term of approximately 4 years.
The deadline for nominations is midnight on 16 December 2011. Nomination forms must be accompanied by a brief CV (this should be no longer than 2 sides of A4, and should cover all areas set out in the guidance notes for nominations) and a list of major publications within the last 5 years (no longer than 1 side of A4). Completed forms should be returned to the RCUK Shared Services Centre: gsd-mail@ssc.rcuk.ac.uk
If you have any queries regarding the nomination process please do not hesitate to contact Katie Lambert, K.Lambert@ahrc.ac.uk, tel: 01793 416049 (PRC Coordinator) or Anne M. Olesen, A.Olesen@ahrc.ac.uk, tel: 01793 416047.