New qualifications portfolio for teachers and researchers
The President has on 10th of December 2024 decided on a new qualification portfolio for teachers and researchers at KI.
The process with the qualifications portfolio has been ongoing for 1.5 years and the revised version will serve as a more effective tool for different types of teaching positions, including for junior researchers and for applications for lecturer.
"The new qualifications portfolio is hopefully much more easier to complete than the previous version. It has been revised to highlight only those merits that are assessed in appointments, be more uniform, have clearer instructions, avoid repetition and be modernised. I hope it will be appreciated both inside and outside KI", says Jesper Lagergren, chairman of the Recruitment Committee.
Adjustments
- Qualitative assessment of science is given more importance.
- More examples and clarifications to simplify for the user.
- Shortened, including the removal of repetitions.
- Increased readability and consolidated in one document.
- Clearer link to the qualifications required for teaching posts and adaptation to more types of teaching posts.
The qualifications portfolio comprises five areas:
- curriculum Vitae
- research portfolio
- teaching portfolio
- leadership and collaboration portfolio
- clinical portfolio
The qualifications portfolio is also more clearly linked to the instructions for the employment of teachers.
400 comments received during the consultation
The revision was led by a working group with members from the Recruitment Committee and the Docent Committee, as well as representatives from the HR Department.
During the consultation round (September 2024), about 400 comments were received which resulted in further clarification of the portfolio. .
The new portfolio will apply from 1 January 2025.
Qualifications portfolio
Applying for docent
If you are applying for docent, there is a transition period until the 31st of July 2025 and you must use the previous version of the qualification portfolio until then. Docent at Karolinska Institutet.