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Vice-Chancell<strong>or</strong> decision no:<br />
Teacher Appointments Committee<br />
<strong>Instructions</strong> <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> <strong>applications</strong> <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> <strong>employment</strong> <strong>as</strong>, <strong>or</strong> <strong>promotion</strong> <strong>to</strong>, Researcher,<br />
Seni<strong>or</strong> Lecturer, Docent, and Profess<strong>or</strong> at Kristianstad University<br />
<strong>Instructions</strong><br />
The application should be structured in acc<strong>or</strong>dance with the template, p. 2–4. Use the headings in the<br />
template and add in<strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>mation acc<strong>or</strong>ding <strong>to</strong> the instructions.<br />
All documents should be supplied in:<br />
- 1 set when the application is <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> <strong>promotion</strong> <strong>to</strong> Seni<strong>or</strong> Lecturer. No publications need<br />
accompany the application.<br />
- 3 identical sets when the application is <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> appointment <strong>as</strong> Researcher and Seni<strong>or</strong> Lecturer and<br />
when applying <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> <strong>promotion</strong> <strong>to</strong> Docent.<br />
- 4 identical sets when the application is <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> appointment <strong>as</strong>, <strong>or</strong> <strong>promotion</strong> <strong>to</strong>, Profess<strong>or</strong>.<br />
The <strong>or</strong>iginal application should not be stapled: other sets can be copies and stapled.<br />
Note that appendices <strong>to</strong>o must be certified.<br />
The application should have arrived at: Registrat<strong>or</strong>, Högskolan Kristianstad, 291 88 Kristianstad, be<strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>e<br />
the expiry of the period of application. If the application is not complete at the time of applying, this<br />
should be stated in the application and supplementary materials must arrive two weeks after the<br />
application expiry date at the latest.<br />
F<strong>or</strong> general instructions and <strong>as</strong>sessment criteria, go <strong>to</strong> hkr.se, vacancies, instructions <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> external<br />
experts.<br />
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Template<br />
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Cover letter<br />
The cover letter states the position applied <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>, the application’s reference number, the name of the<br />
applicant, title, residential address, phone number, email address, and preferably a fax number.<br />
F<strong>or</strong> <strong>promotion</strong>, the following should be stated in the cover letter: The title and subject <strong>to</strong> which the<br />
<strong>promotion</strong> relates, the name of the applicant, title, residential address, phone number, email address,<br />
and preferably a fax number.<br />
The application should address Kristianstad University and be signed by the applicant. The appendices<br />
should be certified.<br />
Education<br />
List completed degrees<br />
Bachel<strong>or</strong> (maj<strong>or</strong>, year)<br />
M<strong>as</strong>ter (maj<strong>or</strong>, year)<br />
Licentiate (maj<strong>or</strong>, year)<br />
PhD (maj<strong>or</strong>, year)<br />
Appendix no<br />
Other education, <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example professional qualifications<br />
Appointments/<strong>employment</strong> and positions relevant <strong>to</strong> the appointment<br />
Summary of appointments/<strong>employment</strong> and positions and certificates verifying the validity of the<br />
in<strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>mation.<br />
Appendix no<br />
Previous <strong>as</strong>sessment of competence<br />
State if an <strong>as</strong>sessment of competence h<strong>as</strong> previously been carried out and state the educational<br />
institution and the year of the <strong>as</strong>sessment.<br />
Appendix no<br />
Academic qualifications<br />
Provide an account of your publications. Attach dissertation and publications relevant<br />
<strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> the applied position.<br />
Appendix no<br />
Examples of other academic qualifications on which the <strong>as</strong>sessment is b<strong>as</strong>ed are:<br />
1. external research funding, maj<strong>or</strong> grants. Also state whether you were the principal <strong>or</strong> coapplicant<br />
2. awards, prizes<br />
3. appointments <strong>as</strong> opponent and member of examining committees<br />
4. appointments <strong>as</strong> external expert<br />
5. research abroad, postdoct<strong>or</strong>al positions<br />
6. participation in national and international conferences<br />
7. membership of edit<strong>or</strong>ial boards in international journals, referee appointments<br />
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Research skill<br />
Provide an account of your research skill during current and finalised projects and studies.<br />
Appendix no<br />
1. Account <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> your research skill using narrative prose, and reflect over points of view,<br />
development, and verify with, <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example, statements by Head of Department, Direct<strong>or</strong> of<br />
Studies, and the student body.<br />
Pedagogical qualifications<br />
Provide an account of your pedagogical qualifications.<br />
Appendix no<br />
1. Teaching experience within first-, second-, and third-cycle education. List types of courses,<br />
extent, direction of courses.<br />
2. Supervis<strong>or</strong> experience in first- and second-cycle education, through current supervision of<br />
doct<strong>or</strong>al student(s), and through completed doct<strong>or</strong>al studies. List the number of projects<br />
supervised and their time frames; state the name of the research student, year of admission,<br />
year of award of degree, university, and if you were the principal <strong>or</strong> <strong>as</strong>sistant supervis<strong>or</strong>.<br />
3. Pedagogical training, <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example: Teacher education, Tertiary teaching education,<br />
Pedagogical conferences, seminars, <strong>or</strong> projects. State extent in terms of credits.<br />
4. Pedagogical development and education administration, <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example: Active development<br />
w<strong>or</strong>k, programme direction, and programme development. List courses and programmes.<br />
5. Pedagogical w<strong>or</strong>ks and study resources in the <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>m of textbooks, articles, compendia, and<br />
course materials. List titles, extent, <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>m and level in relation <strong>to</strong> teaching.<br />
6. Pedagogical awards, prizes.<br />
7. International teacher exchanges.<br />
8. Other pedagogical qualifications.<br />
Pedagogical skill<br />
Provide an account of your pedagogical w<strong>or</strong>k and development<br />
Appendix no<br />
1. Account <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> your pedagogical w<strong>or</strong>k using narrative prose, and reflect over points of view,<br />
development, and verify with, <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example, statements by Head of Department, Direct<strong>or</strong> of<br />
Studies, and course evaluations.<br />
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Administrative qualifications<br />
State the time frames of the appointments/experiences <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> which you are accounting. Account <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong><br />
positions and experience in <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example:<br />
Appendix no<br />
1. Staff- and financial administration, research administration, other professional <strong>or</strong> non-profit<br />
governancce, planning and convening of conference(s).<br />
2. Research policy <strong>as</strong>signments, such <strong>as</strong>: membership of government research funding bodies <strong>or</strong><br />
other funding bodies and committees, <strong>as</strong>sessment of Swedish/<strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>eign research <strong>applications</strong> <strong>or</strong><br />
equivalent relevant <strong>as</strong>signments, evaluation of projects, larger investigations <strong>or</strong> equivalent.<br />
3. Direct<strong>or</strong> of research groups <strong>or</strong> subject<br />
4. Leadership training<br />
5. Employment/appointment <strong>as</strong> <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example Direct<strong>or</strong> of Studies, Head of Department, <strong>or</strong><br />
equivalent.<br />
Third-stream activities<br />
Provide an account of <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example third-stream activities b<strong>as</strong>ed on your own scientific <strong>or</strong> pedagogical<br />
w<strong>or</strong>k with <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example:<br />
Appendix no<br />
1. Trade and industry, cultural life, municipalities and councils, <strong>or</strong>ganisations <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> connections and<br />
netw<strong>or</strong>king on the national and international levels respectively.<br />
2. Research in<strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>mation, <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> example in the <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong>m of lectures outside <strong>or</strong>dinary teaching,<br />
participation in the m<strong>as</strong>s media and at conferences, popular science articles, reviews.<br />
3. Diffusion/commercialisation of research results.<br />
Other qualifications<br />
Appendix no<br />
___________________________<br />
Applicant’s signature<br />
__________________________<br />
Witness’ signature<br />
Clarification of signature<br />
Phone number<br />
__________________________<br />
Witness’ signature<br />
Clarification of signature<br />
Phone number<br />
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