UPPSALA UNIVERSITET TEKNAT 2018/239 Guidelines for the Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and for Admittance of Associate Professors and of Excellent Teachers at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology Adopted by the Board of the Disciplinary Domain/Faculty of Science and Technology 2014-12-03 Revised 2018-10-24 In force as of 2018-12-01 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF TEACHERS AT THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN/FACULTY 2014-12-03 TEKNAT 2018/239 Table of Contents 1 Guidelines for recruitment and promotion of teachers at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology 5 2 Preparing appointment and promotion matters 5 2.1 The Recruitment Committee 5 2.2 Responsibilities of various actors in the appointment process 6 2.3 Log-keeping and posting 6 3 Categories of teachers 7 4 Recruitment of professors 8 4.1 Search group for recruiting professors 8 4.2 Appointment profile for employment as professor 9 4.3 Qualifications 9 4.4 Assessment criteria 10 4.4.1 Research expertise 10 4.4.2 Teaching expertise 11 4.4.3 Collaboration expertise 11 4.4.4 Administrative expertise 11 4.4.5 Management expertise 12 4.5 Methods of selection 12 4.6 Referees 12 4.7 Discontinuing recruitment of a professor 13 4.8 Nominating an individual to a post as professor 14 5 Recruitment of senior lecturers 15 5.1 Search group for recruiting senior lecturers 15 5.2 Appointment profile for employment as senior lecturer 15 5.3 Qualifications 16 5.4 Assessment criteria 17 5.4.1 Research expertise 17 5.4.2 Teaching expertise 17 5.4.3 Collaboration expertise 18 5.4.4 Administrative expertise 18 5.4.5 Management expertise 18 5.5 Methods of selection 19 2 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF TEACHERS AT THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN/FACULTY 2014-12-03 TEKNAT 2018/239 5.6 Referees 19 5.7 Discontinuing recruitment of a senior lecturer 20 6 Recruitment of associate senior lecturers 21 6.1 Search group for recruiting associate senior lecturers 22 6.2 Appointment profile for employment as associate senior lecturer 22 6.3 Qualifications 23 6.4 Assessment criteria 24 6.4.1 Research expertise 24 6.4.2 Teaching expertise 24 6.4.3 Collaboration expertise 25 6.4.4 Administrative expertise 25 6.4.5 Management expertise 25 6.5 Methods of selection 25 6.6 Referees 26 6.7 Discontinuing recruitment of an associate senior lecturer 27 7 Recruitment of lecturers 28 7.1 Appointment profile for employment as lecturer 28 7.2 Qualifications 28 7.3 Assessment criteria 29 7.3.1 Subject depth 29 7.3.2 Teaching expertise 30 7.3.3 Administrative expertise 30 7.3.4 Collaboration expertise 30 7.3.5 Management expertise 31 7.3.6 Methods of selection 31 7.3.7 Referees 31 7.4 Discontinuing recruitment of a lecturer 32 8 Fixed-term appointments 33 9 Adjunct teachers 34 9.1 Adjunct professor 34 9.1.1 Qualifications 34 9.1.2 Criteria for research expertise 35 9.1.3 Criteria for teaching expertise 35 3 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF TEACHERS AT THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN/FACULTY 2014-12-03 TEKNAT 2018/239 9.1.4 Assessment criteria for employment 36 10 Promotion 37 10.1 Promotion from associate senior lecturer to senior lecturer 37 10.1.1 Qualifications 37 10.1.2 Referees for promotion of associate senior lecturer to senior lecturer 39 10.2 Promotion from lecturer to senior lecturer 40 10.2.1 Qualifications 40 10.2.2 Referees for promotion of lecturer to senior lecturer 41 10.3 Promotion to professor 41 10.3.1 Qualifications 41 10.3.2 Referees for promotion to professor 42 11 Guidelines for admittance of excellent teachers 43 11.1 Guidelines for admittance of excellent teachers at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology 43 11.1.1 Board for Admittance of Excellent Teachers 43 11.1.2 Procedure for admittance of excellent teachers 44 11.2 Criteria for admittance as an excellent teacher 44 11.2.1 Skill in teaching 45 11.2.2 Holistic perspective 45 11.2.3 Scientific and investigative approach 46 11.2.4 Collaboration with colleagues and students 46 11.2.5 Skill in pedagogical leadership 47 12 Guidelines for admittance of associate professor (Swedish “docent”) at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology 48 12.1 Board of Admittance of Associate Professors 48 12.2 Qualifications for admittance as associate professor 48 12.2.1 Research qualifications 48 12.2.2 Teaching qualifications 49 12.3 Procedure for admittance as associate professor 49 Appendix 1: Responsibilities for various actors in the appointment process 51 Appendix 2: Assessment criteria for assessing teaching expertise 53 Appendix 3: Assessment criteria for assessing research expertise when promotion from associate senior lecturer to senior lecturer 54 4 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF TEACHERS AT THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN/FACULTY 2014-12-03 TEKNAT 2018/239 1 Guidelines for recruitment and promotion of teachers at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology The Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University (UFV 2010/1842) prescribe in 2 §: “Domain/Faculty boards may issue complementary guidelines and assessment criteria for recruiting and promoting teachers beyond these Appointment Regulations”. The Guidelines for Admittance of Excellent Teachers (UFV 2010/1842) prescribes that: “Each domain/faculty board is charged with drafting supplementary guidelines in accordance with these Guidelines for Admittance of Excellent Teachers. Each domain/faculty board is to specify more closely the requirements for admittance of Excellent Teachers”. The present supplementary guidelines for the appointment and promotion of teachers, guidelines for admittance of excellent teachers, and guidelines for admittance of associate professors at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology were adopted by the Board of the Disciplinary Domain/Faculty of Science and Technology on December 3, 2014. The target group for the guidelines, apart from heads of departments and other employees at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, is individuals applying to be appointed or promoted as a teacher, individuals applying for admittance as associate professor or as excellent teacher, and referees in appointment and promotion cases. 2 Preparing appointment and promotion matters 2.1 The Recruitment Committee The Recruitment Committee at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology deals with matters regarding • appointment as professor (decision made by the Vice-Chancellor) • appointment of senior lecturer and associate senior lecturer (decision made by the Head of Department) • application for promotion from associate senior lecturer to senior lecturer (decision made by the Head of Department) • application for promotion from lecturer to senior lecturer (decision made by the Head of Department) • application for promotion to professor (decision made by the Vice-Chancellor) • application for appointment as senior lecturer instead of lecturer (decision made by the Head of Department) • application for appointment as professor instead of senior lecturer (decision made by the Vice-Chancellor) 5 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF TEACHERS AT THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN/FACULTY 2014-12-03 TEKNAT 2018/239 The Recruitment Committee is composed as follows: A Presidium consisting of a chairperson, a first deputy chairperson with special responsibility for equal treatment issues and a second deputy chairperson with special responsibility for the assessment of teaching expertise is appointed by the Board of the Disciplinary Domain/Faculty as proposed by the Electoral Assembly's Nominating Committee. Among the members there must be at least one man and one woman. A doctoral student representative along with a substitute and a student representative along with a substitute are appointed by the relevant Student Union, the term decided by the Student Union. Two subject representatives are appointed as members for each individual matter by the Faculty Board's Working Committee as proposed by the concerned Section Dean after consultation with the relevant Head of Department and recruiting environment. One of the representatives shall be appointed rapporteur of the matter by the Faculty Board's Working Committee, upon recommendation by the relevant Section Dean. Among the subject representatives there must be at least one woman and at least one man, unless there are special reasons. Such reasons must be provided in writing by the Section Dean to the Faculty Board's Working Committee to serve as a basis for decision. It is incumbent upon all members to assess equal treatment in employment and promotion matters, for which the first deputy chairperson is given particular responsibility. It is incumbent upon all members to assess the candidate's teaching expertise, for which the second deputy chairperson is given particular responsibility. The Section Dean may suggest him-/ herself as subject representative. The Section Dean suggests subject representatives in recruitment matters once all applications have been received, taking into account possible conflicts of interest. The Section Dean suggests subject representatives in promotion matters once applications for promotion have been received, taking into account possible conflicts of interest. If the Section Dean has a conflict of interest, the Head of Department suggests subject representatives. The Recruitment Committee constitutes a quorum if at least two members of the Presidium, the subject representative rapporteur, and a minimum of four members in total participate in the decision. The Presidium of the Recruitment Committee and subject representatives must have pedagogical and scientific skills and be recruited from the group of teachers and researchers eligible to the Domain Board in accordance with the Vice-Chancellor's decision UFV 2013/1233. The relevant Head of Department is not a member but attends meetings, however not final deliberations and decisions (according to § 69 Appointment Regulations at Uppsala University UFV 2010/1842). 6 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF TEACHERS AT THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN/FACULTY 2014-12-03 TEKNAT 2018/239 2.2 Responsibilities of various actors in the appointment process Appendix 1 states the responsibilities of various actors in the process of appointing an associate senior lecturer, a senior lecturer, or a professor. 2.3 Log-keeping and posting The practical procedure for dealing with teacher recruitments comprises the Edgar system (applies to 2013), log keeping, and posting. The responsibilities of each person involved in the process are delineated below. Recruitment of professors: The Domain Office obtains a log number and logs the documents. The Human Resources Division is responsible for publishing the appointment profile after it has been negotiated with union organizations and approved by the Board of the Disciplinary Domain/Faculty and by the Vice-Chancellor. In posting vacant positions as professor, the Disciplinary Domain defrays the costs. Recruitment of senior lecturers, associate senior lecturers, and lecturers: The department obtains a log number and enters the appointment profile in Edgar (templates for appointment profiles are available at the Medarbetarportalen). For senior lecturers, associate senior lecturers, and lecturers other documents are also to be entered into Edgar, such as the request from the head of the department to create a position, minutes and excerpts from minutes from the department board, statements from the section dean and a funding plan. Once the appointment profile has been negotiated with the union associations and approved by the Board of the Disciplinary Domain/Faculty, the Domain Office contacts the department regarding where the position is to be advertised. The department is to defray the costs of posting in recruitment of senior lecturers, associate senior lecturers, and lecturers. 3 Categories of teachers Uppsala University recognizes the following categories of teachers (Appointment Regulations 10 §): Under the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance: • professor • visiting professor • adjunct professor • senior lecturer • associate senior lecturer By local decision: • lecturer • adjunct senior lecturer • adjunct lecturer 7 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF TEACHERS AT THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN/FACULTY 2014-12-03 TEKNAT 2018/239 4 Recruitment of professors 4.1 Search group for recruiting professors Uppsala University Appointment Regulations − 63 § Broad mapping, advertising, and active search for potential applicants must be undertaken. Individuals from the under-represented gender must be encouraged to apply for the appointment at hand. Vacant posts must be described in gender-neutral terms. − 64 § In advance of recruitment a search group may be appointed to identify and interest suitable candidates for the appointment, to provide support in establishing the appointment profile, and to assist in finding referees. The group must have a gender-balanced representation unless special reasons occur. Guidelines at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology In advance of a decision to recruit a professor, a search group is to be appointed by the Board of the Disciplinary Domain/Faculty following nomination by the dean of the section. The search group must include one or more representatives from operations, one of whom is to convene meetings. External representatives must also be included. In advance of a reconsideration of a professorship, the search group must submit a proposal to refill the post or some other plausible action. In advance of a recruitment decision, the search group is to identify and interest suitable candidates and be helpful in the search for referees. In advance of a decision to recruit a professor, the search group is to provide support in the formulation of an appointment profile. The report from the search group, together with a proposed appointment profile, is to constitute a platform for the Domain/Faculty Board’s proposal to the Vice-Chancellor for a decision. 4.2 Appointment profile for employment as professor Uppsala University Appointment Regulations − 59 § The profile of the appointment must be established on the basis of demands that need to be met in order to carry out the appointment well. The appointment profile must comprise the subject area, a description of subject content, work duties, qualifications, assessment criteria, special requirements regarding skills and personal characteristics, and other eligibility requirements. The profile may indicate how various proficiency criteria are to be weighed against each other, as well as other prerequisites that must be met for the appointment to be carried out well. − 60 § The subject area may have one of the following forms: • subject • subject specializing in • subject, specific subspecialty • subject 1 and subject 2 8 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF TEACHERS AT THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN/FACULTY 2014-12-03 TEKNAT 2018/239 − 61 § The established subject area, including the description of the subject, may not be complemented or modified after the appointment profile has been decided. − 62 § To promote an even gender balance in the area/appointment category, the appointment profile must be established in such a manner that individuals of the under-represented gender are encouraged to apply for the post. Guidelines at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology The appointment profile for recruiting a professor is to be adopted by the Domain/Faculty Board in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor. In order to comprise the largest possible number of applicants, the appointment profile must have a broad formulation of the subject area. Subject content/description, work duties, qualifications, assessment criteria, special requirements regarding skills and personal characteristics, and other qualification requirements must be clearly delineated. The appointment profile must indicate how various competence criteria are to be weighed against each other and what else is required for the duties of the appointment to be carried out well. 4.3 Qualifications Higher Education Ordinance − Chapter 4 § 3 A person who has demonstrated both research and teaching expertise shall be qualified for employment as a professor except in disciplines in the fine, applied or performing arts. A person who has demonstrated both artistic and teaching expertise shall be qualified for employment as a professor in disciplines in the fine, applied or performing arts. […] Uppsala University Appointment Regulations − 23 § Teaching expertise comprises educational and teaching qualifications. In assessing teaching expertise teaching quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of teaching experience, in terms of both breadth and depth, must also be afforded consideration. Furthermore, consideration must be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead, and develop teaching and instruction, as well as the ability to connect research to teaching in respect to research in the subject at hand, subject didactics, as well as teaching and learning in higher education. The ability to interact concerning issues of teaching and learning in higher education with actors inside and outside the University is also included in teaching expertise. − 32 § Research expertise must have been demonstrated by independent research work and by the fact that the applicant's activities maintain a high international and national standard. The applicant must have demonstrated expertise in planning, initiating, leading, and developing research, have demonstrated the capacity to obtain research funding in competition, and demonstrate well-documented expertise in supervising third-cycle students. The applicant's contributions to the international and national academic community must be assessed on the basis of, among other things, the quality and scope of his/her academic publications in publishing channels most relevant to the subject. Requirements for international merits must be assessed on the basis of the character and specific circumstances of the subject. − 33 § Teaching expertise must have been demonstrated by educational and teaching qualifications in accordance with § 23. Furthermore, the applicant must demonstrate well- documented expertise in supervision in the first, second and third cycles. 9 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF TEACHERS AT THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF THE DISCIPLINARY DOMAIN/FACULTY 2014-12-03 TEKNAT 2018/239 A prerequisite for having demonstrated teaching expertise is that applicants have completed teacher training for higher education of relevance to operations at the University, comprising at least ten weeks, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. If special circumstances apply, this training for teachers in higher education may be completed during the first two years of employment. The teacher training must also include third cycle supervision. 4.4 Assessment criteria Higher Education Ordinance − Chapter 4 § 3 […] The assessment criteria for appointment as a professor shall be the degree of the expertise required as a qualification for employment. As much attention shall be given to the assessment of teaching expertise as to the assessment of research or artistic expertise. Each higher education institution determines itself what assessment criteria are otherwise to apply in the appointment of a professor. Ordinance (2010:1064). Uppsala University Appointment Regulations − § 17 Assessment criteria to be applied in appointing teachers are, on the one hand, the degree of such expertise as is required to be eligible for the post and, on the other hand, the assessment criteria that otherwise have been established in the appointment profile. Which criteria are to be emphasized may vary depending on whether the assessment involves assessment criteria for an appointment, assessment criteria for ranking applicants, or promotion. The assessment criteria may be weighted differently depending on the content of the work and other conditions that have been defined for the appointment. 4.4.1 Research expertise Uppsala University Appointment Regulations − 20 § Research expertise constitutes an assessment criterion in the appointment of professors and senior lecturers. − 21 § Research expertise comprises research merits. In assessing research expertise research quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of research, primarily in regard to depth and breadth, must also be afforded consideration. Furthermore, consideration must be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead and develop research and education in the third cycle, the ability to acquire funding for research in competition, as well as the demonstrated capacity to interact with others both within academia and in the wider community. Guidelines at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology By research competence is also meant research qualifications from professional life, including, for example, development of technology and capacity for innovation. 10