Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship

Nominations will open for the 2024 Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship in Spring.

This Lectureship recognises early career researchers, typically within 10 years of attaining their PhD or equivalent degree OR within the first five years of their independent career, who have made significant contributions to the field of materials chemistry.

This award is presented annually. Nominations open in the spring, and the winner is announced in the autumn.

The Lectureship recipient will:

receive £1,000 to cover travel and accommodation costs to attend and present at a leading international meeting
be offered free RSC membership for one year
be invited to contribute an article to one of the Journal of Materials Chemistry journals
receive a complimentary cover for the issue in which the article appears

Our latest award winners 2023

Lectureship winner

Dr Jovana Milić

Jovana is an Assistant Professor and Smart Energy Materials Group Leader at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Her research is centered around developing (supra)molecular materials for energy conversion, with a particular focus on hybrid photovoltaics.

Discover Jovana’s research:

→ Find out more about Jovana and see all of her RSC Journal articles

Lectureship runners-up

Each year we have a large number of excellent researchers nominated for the lectureship award across the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C. To recognise the diversity of the three journals, the overall community, and the candidates nominated each year, we have decided to additionally recognise two runners-up for this Lectureship:

Dr Kwabena Bediako
University of California, Berkeley, USA

Dr Laure Biniek
Institut Charles Sadron - Strasbourg, France

→ Discover the research of the runners-up in this themed collection

See all previous winners

Guidelines for nominators and candidates

Find out who is eligible for this award, about the nomination process, and see who is on the selection panel.

Established in 2010, this international lectureship honours early-career scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of materials chemistry.

Open to all researchers throughout the world

The Journal of Materials Chemistry lectureship is open to all researchers throughout the world. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the Royal Society of Chemistry and researchers in academia or industry.

All career levels welcome

Nominators do not need to be senior researchers, and we encourage nominations from people at all career levels.

Self-nomination is not permitted

The nominee can handle the administration of submitting their nomination, however, all nominations require a separate supporting letter to be considered for the Lectureship.

As part of the Royal Society of Chemistry, we believe we have a responsibility to promote inclusivity and accessibility in order to improve diversity. Where possible, we encourage each nominator to consider nominating candidates of all genders, races, and backgrounds.

Please note: previous recipients of this lectureship will not be eligible for the current lectureship.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship, the candidate must:

Have completed their PhD
Be actively pursuing an independent research career within materials chemistry
Be at an early stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 10 years of completing their PhD OR within the first five years of their independent career, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break, for example for childcare leave, or followed a different study path). The Editorial Office will respond rapidly to any eligibility queries
Have made significant contributions to the field of materials chemistry

Nominations are now closed

To nominate a candidate, please provide:

a completed Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship nomination form via email
a brief C.V. of the candidate (up to a page in length)
a letter supporting the nomination (also no longer than one page)

After nominations close, the Editorial Office will reach out to eligible candidates to request three papers representative of their research output.

Citation of community service

We define community service as any voluntary work that the candidate has taken part in that has benefitted at least one other member of the materials chemistry community.

The nominator may consider including the following information in the citation of community service:

Details of how the nominee has made a personal impact and stands out through volunteering for the materials chemistry community
Details of how the nominee personally contributed to the implementation and outcomes of the community service activity
Details of how the nominee engaged others in their community service activities
Details of the impact on the community of their activities
Details of how the nominee promoted a positive work-life balance
Examples of service to the materials chemistry community might include, but are not limited to, education, public outreach, research advocacy, leadership and mentoring

Equal consideration is given to research achievements and service to the materials chemistry community. Consideration is given to all information provided in the nomination, in particular the community service citation, candidate C.V. and three research papers. In addition to the core criteria listed above, publishing engagement in the journal family is encouraged.

Nominations are first shortlisted by a panel of Advisory board members and then further assessed by Editorial Board members. The winner is selected by the Journal of Materials Chemistry Editors-in-Chief and the Executive Editor.