Applications are due February 5th, 2027

Apply or Inquire through the HR website. (Internal Faculty ONLY)

Applicants should include evidence that the applicant has a record of sustained (and growing research productivity, based on grantsmanship, graduate student success, publications, invited lectures, and other forms of scholarly activity.

Applicants or nominees should include evidence that they have elevated the national and international reputation of Missouri S&T.  This evidence can include, but is not limited to:

• A record of highly cited publications
• Leadership in national or international professional organizations
• Awards and lectureships of national or international significance

Applicants must include a letter from the department chair which should include a description of the nominee's teaching record and their service to the department (and be included with the application).

• Applications will go to the deans of their respective college.
• Deans can request additional information from the applicant and/or nominator.
• Dean's will rank the applicants based on the strategic priorities of the college.
• Deans will share their top rankings with the provost, and the deans and provost will rank order the applicants based on the qualifications of the candidates combined with the strategic needs of the university.
• Appointments will begin on July 1, 2027.
• It is Position #00092448 JOID 61245 Job Code 0016 and the Department is currently as the Provost Office until we know what college the recipient falls under and shows as Academic Director in the HR posting.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST APPLY THROUGH THIS HR PROCESS

• The KIP appointment is "at will" and can be held for a maximum of five years, to be renewed annually with approval by the Provost
• The KIP awardee will receive $50K/year from the Kummer Institute, from which up to $7500 can be used to supplement the awardees salary and the remainder, after accounting for the benefits associated with the salary bump, can be used to support the research activities of the awardee
• Funds do NOT roll over year-to-year
• A KIP holder will provide an annual report covering activities over the previous fiscal year, from July 1 to June 30.  A copy of the report will be sent to the Kummer EDP and will summarize how the KIP funds were expended, what activities of note were achieved with those funds, and a brief description of plans for the coming year
• If a KIP awardee is appointed to an administrative position at more than 50% before the end of the five-year appointment, the KIP award will be withdrawn
• If a KIP awardee is elevated to Curators' professor, or receives another endowed position, before the end of the five-year KIP appointment, the KIP award will be withdrawn