Fellowship of AVS (FAVS)

Fellowship of The Australasian Virology Society (FAVS) is awarded to those who have demonstrated exceptional professional achievement and distinction in the field of virology, and who have shown commitment to the Society.

The FAVS scheme will recognise excellence in the discipline of virology to generate a community of Fellows who will enhance the goals of the AVS.

To be eligible, applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have been a practising virologist for at least 10 years since graduating with a PhD or other relevant degree.

The AVS Fellowship subcommittee is responsible to the AVS Committee of Management for the administration and conduct of the Fellowship assessments within the Society.

It is expected that nominees for Fellowship would have been a financial member for a substantial period of time, and will maintain financial membership while they use the honorific.

  • An applicant must be a financial member of the AVS at the time of applying for the Fellowship.

    There are no fees associated with a FAVS application and the annual membership fee for a FAVS is the same as that of general member of the AVS.

    Application for the Fellowship is made on the prescribed form available from the AVS website. This form lists the current eligibility and selection criteria for application and is to be submitted to the AVS Fellowship subcommittee electronically as outlined on the application form.

    Applications should address each of the selection criteria (see below) and be accompanied by a CV.

    Selection criteria

    An applicant must be at least 10 years post-PhD or other relevant degree. Since award of this degree, the applicant must be active in the virology field and made substantial contributions to virology as outlined below.

    The primary criterion for Fellowship is excellence in contributions to virology, including the demonstration of a substantial commitment to the AVS. Contributions can be assessed in different ways, according to the experience or contribution of the candidate, and include:

    Senior virologists who have published 50 or more papers in the broad field of virology or related disciplines or who have been awarded senior NHMRC or ARC fellowships, or their equivalent, to conduct research in the broad field of virology.

    Senior virologists who have demonstrated academic excellence in the teaching of virology; for example, by development of under-graduate and/or post-graduate curricula that positively impacts the training in virology of the next generation of virologists and/or being promoted to Associate Professor as a teaching-focussed or teaching-only academic.

    Persons considered for election to Fellowship of the Australasian Virology Society will have demonstrated:

    1. National and International recognition for excellence in virology (35%)

    2. Significant, sustained and ongoing contributions to advance the discipline of virology in Australia (relative to opportunity) (35%)

    3. Contribution to the profession through leadership and mentorship (15%)

    4. Raised understanding and promoting virology in the broader community (15%)

    The AVS Fellowship subcommittee may request additional information from an applicant during the assessment process.

    Outcome

    The AVS Fellowship subcommittee will report all results of all FAVS examinations to the AVS Committee of Management. Upon confirmation by the AVS Committee of Management, new Fellows will be notified of their success and their names entered in a Registrar of Fellows. Successful candidates will be presented with a testamur of Fellowship and their names will be listed on the AVS website.

  • Paul Young (2024)

    Gilda Tachedijian (2024)

    Heidi Drummer (2024)

    Damian Purcell (2024)

    Nigel McMillan (2024)