Teaching Excellence, Early Career Research Excellence and Service Excellence Awards
Nomination and Selection Guidelines
OBJECTIVES
The Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (JCC) is dedicated to fostering a culture of excellence that celebrates the exemplary contributions of faculty and staff. In line with this commitment, the college takes pride in annually presenting the JCC Teaching Excellence Award (TEA), Early Career Research Excellence Award (ECREA) and Service Excellence Award (SEA). These awards aim to commend and recognise the unwavering commitment, innovative approaches and outstanding performance exhibited by our staff in the domains of teaching, research and service.
AWARDS
Each awardee will receive an award certificate and a maximum sponsorship of $15,0001 for staff development (TEA and SEA) or to support research activities (ECREA), which can be used in the following financial year. Awardees will be invited to share their teaching/research/service experience at JCC.
1 Subject to the funding availability and the University’s relevant financial regulations/policies, the amount and number of awards are at the discretion of JCC. Award sponsorship for staff development activities should be utilised by 30 June of the following year. Any unspent balance will not be carried forward.
ELIGIBILITY
To ensure fairness and promote wider recognition among deserving individuals, individuals who have received the TEA/ECREA/SEA awards in the preceding three years will not be eligible for the same award. Adjunct faculty and graduate students are not eligible for these awards.
Members of each Selection Panel are not eligible for the award associated with that Selection Panel.
Teaching Excellence Award (TEA)
All serving staff members at JCC are eligible, including faculty, teaching fellows, scientific officers and clinical educators.
Early Career Research Excellence Award (ECREA)
Serving faculty within 7-years of being awarded a PhD or a Clinical Specialist Qualification recognised by the relevant American, European of Australian Colleges.
Service Excellence Award (SEA)
All serving JCC staff members are eligible including faculty, teaching staff, administrative and technical staff.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Teaching Excellence Award (TEA)
1. Metrics and other evidence of high-quality teaching, for example:
• High TLQs, student feedback, peer-review of teaching feedback
2. Adoption of innovative teaching strategies, for example:
• Uniqueness and vision of teaching philosophy and pedagogies
• Teaching approaches and skills that cater to students’ diverse learning needs
3. Ability to engage, inspire and impact students, for example:
• Evidence of improving student learning
• Evidence of building students' confidence and capability, including critical thinking, analytical skills, creativity, values, etc.
4. Leadership and scholarship in teaching and learning, for example:
• Demonstration of pedagogical literacy through implementation of cutting-edge/evidence-based pedagogical techniques into a course
5. Reflecting and adapting courses on the basis of evidence received, e.g. student feedback from joint student-staff consultative committee meetings
Development of student learning resources and assessments that facilitate the achievement of learning outcomes
Early Career Research Excellence Award (ECREA)
1. Metrics and Evidence of high-impact research impact relative to the field in the previous 12 to 24 months, for example:
• Publication in a high-impact journal(s) relative to the discipline
• High field-weighted citation index (FWCI) relative to the discipline
• Contribution of research to policy change or practice
2. Metrics and evidence of research trajectory in the previous 12 – 24 months, for example:
• Publications being published in higher impact journals
• Increasing h-index relative to the field
• Increasing FWCI
Service Excellence Award (SEA)
1. Outstanding service/professional/management achievements or leadership in their field; and/or
2. Distinct and impactful contributions to JCC, CityU, or society
The above criteria carry no specified weighting. The Selection Panel will consider each nomination on its own merit with reference to the criteria.
NOMINATION PROCEDURES
Nomination by Students/Alumni (TEA only)
Any group of 5 students/alumni who are currently enrolled in, or have previously enrolled in a formal degree-bearing programme offered by the College are eligible to nominate. They shall submit their nomination for the College Teaching Excellence Award by sending a completed Nomination Form (including getting the acceptance of the nominee for the nomination) to the College within the nomination period.
Self-Nominations
Eligible staff members may nominate themselves for the award by submitting a completed Nomination Form and supporting documents to JCC during the nomination period. Respective Heads of Departments may be invited to comment on the nominations.
Departmental Nominations
Heads of Departments will be invited to make no more than one nomination for each award. Heads should seek prior consent from the nominees and submit the completed Nomination Form and supporting documents during the nomination period.
SUBMISSION OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
All submissions should include the following documents:
1. A completed Nomination Form in Word format;
2. An updated CV; and
3. Supporting evidence documents
SELECTION PROCEDURE
The nominations will be assessed and reviewed by a Selection Panel comprising of the Dean or her nominee as its Chair, one or two faculty or teaching staff from any of the JCC departments and at least one member external to the JCC, for example a University Teaching/Research Excellence Award Recipient. The Panel will evaluate all nominations based on the submissions and the staff member's recognised achievements in teaching, research, or service.
NOMINATION/SELECTION TIMELINE
Nominations are accepted year-round. The deadline for each year's nominations will be communicated via email early in the year.
Timeline for 2025 College Excellence Award (tentative)
| By March 2025 | Submission of nominations to JCC (email: sonia.wong@cityu.edu.hk) |
| March – April 2025 | Review of nominations by Selection Panel |
| May – June 2025 | Announcement of award results |
LIST OF PAST AWARDEES
| 2024 | |
Teaching Excellence Award |
Prof. NEKOUEI JAHROMI Omid Ali Assistant Professor Department of Infectious Diseases & Public Health |
Early Career Research Excellence Award |
Prof. YANG Guan Assistant Professor Department of Infectious Diseases & Public Health |
Service Excellence Award |
Prof. Akos KENEZ Assistant Professor Department of Infectious Diseases & Public Health |