Applying for promotion
From the autumn of 2012 and until further notice there are two periods for applications for promotion: January and September.
Next application period is September 2013.
Upcoming application period is January 2014.
Questions about promotions should be sent to befordringar@kth.se.
Lecturers appointed by KTH before 1 January 2012 continue to have the right to apply for promotion to an associate professorship for a period of three (3) years, i.e. up to and including 31 December 2014.
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Applications
Applicants should comply with the following directives:
- The application must be based on KTH’s CV template and the page numbering must be retained.
- The application is to be submitted to the President.
- The first page of the application must state clearly what kind of promotion is being sought and in which subject area (to be specified in both Swedish and English), the name of the applicant, academic title, your School at KTH, Swedish civic registration number, complete postal address, e-mail address and telephone number. The application should be signed.
- All of the documents accompanying the application, including the publications cited, must be certified. This means that two individuals whose relationship to the applicant cannot give rise to conflict of interest certify in writing (in a separate document which they sign and which gives their names in legible form and their telephone numbers) that all the documents accompanying the application are true copies of the originals.
- Certificates, course evaluations, etc. are to be attached as annexes to the application.
- The publications included should be placed last in the application. If necessary an applicant may be asked to submit further publications.
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Please observe
You need to confirm your subject area by attaching the Employment profile for your current employment or your employment contract (if the subject area is published on the contract) to the application. If you don’t have this information please contact the administration at your School.
You need to attach course evaluations and course analysis. According to KTH:s Appointments procedure for teachers your teaching activities shall have been evaluated and analysed. If you are unsure how to analyse a course, usually colleagues or leaders at your school can instruct you.
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Language
The application should be written in English as it may be reviewed by referees who do not speak Swedish.
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Submission of the application
Your application should be submitted electronically in two PDF-files to befordringar@kth.se within the stipulated application period. The application and the annexes are to be included in one PDF-file and the publications in a separate PDF-file (PDF Portfolio may for instance be used for the publications).
If the application is submitted in paper form, it should be printed on one side of the page and the pages numbered. Publications may be printed on both sides. Three copies of the application are required. Applications on paper should be posted to:
Befordringar
Kungl. Tekniska högskolan
Brinellvägen 8
100 44 Stockholm
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Qualifications
The qualifications required for appointment as a professor or associate professor are laid down in Sections 3–4 of Chapter 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100). At KTH the qualifications stipulated in the Appointments Procedure for Teachers also apply.
Before applying for promotion you should evaluate your qualifications yourself on the basis of these requirements to decide if the time has come to submit an application.
Higher Education Act (1993:100) (In Swedish)
Appointments Procedure for Teachers (Internal directive 1/12)
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Statement from your school
When an assistant professor has applied for promotion to an associate professorship, the Faculty Council requests the applicant’s Dean of School and the Head of Department/Division to draw up a statement on the applicant’s capacity to manage education and research activities. This statement is then taken into account in the overall assessment. This is stipulated in Appendix 3 of the Appointments Procedure for Teachers: Employment of Assistant Professors at KTH.
When a associate professor has applied for promotion to a professorship, the Faculty Council requests the applicant’s Dean of School and the Head of Department/Division to draw up a statement on whether promotion is desirable with regard to the duties involved and the focus of operations as well as the applicant’s capacity to manage education and research activities. This statement is then taken into account in the overall assessment. This is stipulated in Appendix 2 of the Appointments Procedure for Teachers: Employment of Associate Professors at KTH.
Appointments Procedure for Teachers (Internal directive 1/12)
