Recruitment process for teaching positions
This page describes the Faculty of Social Sciences' recruitment process for appointment as
- associate senior lecturer
- senior lecturer and
- professor.
Fundamentals of the recruitment process
Uppsala university is a public authority, and all public sector recruitment involves the exercise of public authority. Public authorities are required to make an impartial assessment of applicants’ qualifications and to pay attention only to objective grounds in their assessment, that is, to merit and expertise.
Public authorities are subject to the principle of public access to official documents, which means that as a rule, all decision-making material in a recruitment is public.
Application
To ensure your application is complete, it is important that you follow all the steps on the form in the recruitment system Varbi.
Assessment by external experts
After the deadline for applications, all applications are assessed by at least two external experts (referees) from other higher education institutions.
All applicants will receive information via email when the referees have been appointed and who they are.
The referees assess the expertise of the applicants. The assessment of expertise and qualifications is based on the person specification for position, which in turn is based on Uppsala University’s Appointment Regulations, the Faculty of Social Sciences Guidelines supplementing the University’s Appointment Regulations and the qualification requirements stated in the Higher Education Ordinance.
This part of the recruitment process is time-consuming and usually take several months.
Overall assessment by the Recruitment Committée
After the external experts´assessment, the Recruitment Committée assesses, efter talking to the referees and the Head of Department, whether more methods of selcection are required. The Recruitment Committée calls the shortlisted candidates for interviews and/or trial lectures. In most cases references are also sought. The Recruitment Committée then makes a qualitative overall assessment and proposes a candidates for the position.
The duration of the selection period may vary, and can sometimes take a few months.
All applicants will receive information via email when the Recruitment Committée has made their decision on who to propose for the appointment. The referee statements are sent to all applicants together with the minutes of the Recruitment committée.
All applicants are also informed via email when a decision on employment has been made.
Offer of employment
If you are the propoesed candidate, you receive an offer of employment from the Head of Department/Dean. You discuss the salary and other terms of employment, such as the starting date and introduction, with the Head of Departmen/the Dean.
Appealing against a decision on employment
As Uppsala University is a public authority, an employment decision can be appealed.
How an appeal is made
Whoever is affected by the employment decision and requests that it be changed, shall make a written appeal. Whoever is making a written appeal shall state which decision is being appealed and what change is requested.
The petition shall be signed, with a signature clarification, and shall contain the postal address of the person making the appeal and that person's telephone number during business hours.
The appeal shall be submitted to the Board of Appeals for Higher Education, but should be sent to: the registry clerk at Uppsala university, Box 256, SE-751 05 Uppsala, Sweden. The appeal must have been received by the University at the latest three weeks from the mentioned date of notice otherwise the appeal cannot be heard.
The appeal shall be sent from the University to the Board of Appeals together with copies of the appealed decision and those documents which have been used in making a decision in the matter, with the exception of possible research or pedagogical publications. In addition, a written opinion from the person who has received the position will be appended, and opinions from the body making the proposal (in the appropriate cases) and from the Vice-Chancellor.
Decision-making process
The Faculty of Social Sciences has two recruitment committees. Each recruitment committee consist of four teachers, one doctoral student and one undergraduate student.
The head of the recruiting department decides on the appointment of associate senior lecturers and senior lecturers. The Vice-Chancellor decides on the appointment of professors.
Career paths
The academic career path at Uppsala University consists of the steps associate senior lecturer (assistant professor), senior lecturer (associate professor) and professor.
Alongside the opportunity of obtaining a new appointment without previously holding a teaching position at Uppsala University, the academic career path offers teachers a possibility of promotion.
Contact information
For more information about the recruitment process or a specific position, contact the contact person/s listed in the vacancy announcement.