King's Distinguished University Professor Designation

Call for Nominations

Distinguished University Professor Designation
at King’s University College

Nominations are open for the King’s Distinguished University Professor Designation. Nominations must be submitted by Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

Designation: King’s “Distinguished University Professor” designation is granted to faculty members who have gained international recognition for extraordinary impact in their academic discipline(s). The designation represents the highest research-related honour bestowed by King’s University College, and is held for life. The designation is strictly honorific and does not entitle to recipient to any additional stipend, compensation, or benefits.

Selection: The “Distinguished University Professor” designation is granted by the President of King’s to qualified faculty members recommended by a Distinguished University Professor Selection Committee. The Selection Committee, which works under the auspices of the Research Activity Committee and the Office of the Vice-President and Academic Dean, makes its recommendation based on nominations submitted to it through an open nomination process.

Criteria for Nomination: The criteria for nomination and selection include that the nominees be internationally recognized for extraordinary impact in their academic discipline(s) as demonstrated by their curriculum vitae and written testimony from at least two referees external to King’s.

Retirement: The “Distinguished University Professor” designation will be automatically converted to “Distinguished Emeritus/Emerita Professor” upon the candidate qualifying for the “Emeritus/Emerita” designation through existing channels for that designation.

Letters of nomination should be submitted to the committee together with the nominee’s current curriculum vitae and written testimony from at least two referees external to King’s.

The Distinguished University Professor nomination package should consist of one complete file in PDF format saved and named as follows: LastName_FirstName_DUPNomination_2024

Nomination packages should be submitted via OWL.

If you have questions, please direct them to the King's Research Office.

Distinguished University Professor Designation Recipients