Published: 17-09-2019 17:03 | Updated: 04-09-2020 15:49

Nominate representatives to the Faculty Board and Faculty Council: Fall 2019

The fall nomination period is now open - all KI employees and students are welcome to nominate representatives to the Faculty Board and Faculty Council between 18 September and 2 October.

Background

During the fall of 2019, the nomination assembly will elect two new teacher representatives to the faculty board to serve until 31 December 2022, and three new representatives to the faculty council to serve from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2022.

Two of the faculty board's teacher representatives, Maria Ankarcrona and Petter Höglund, will be replaced, in accordance with election rules, due to their new assignments as heads of department.

The term of office for faculty council representatives Gunnar Schulte, Sten Linnarsson, and Camilla Björkegren expires on 31 December 2019 and three new professors will be elected for a three-year period.

Nomination period

The open nomination period is September 18 until October 2 at midnight.

All proposals must be submitted via the KI registrar (see instructions below).

You may suggest a person whom you think is suitable for an assignment as a representative on the faculty board and/or faculty council. For all assignments, the proposed individual must be asked in advance and must have agreed to stand as a candidate for that assignment. You may suggest as many candidates you would like. Individuals are eligable for election if their KI employment runs throughout the entire term of office. Remember that, for all assignments, there should be a good balance between the sexes.

Election process

In 2018, KI's departments appointed 81 members to the nomination assembly. Jan Bolinder, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, and Marie Arsenian-Henriksson, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, were selected as chair and vice-chair of the nomination assembly.

Read more about the nomination assembly and the nomination committee

The official election of representatives to the two bodies takes place within the nomination assembly in a manner decided by the assembly. Its nomination committee prepares the nomination assembly's work by receiving nominations from teachers, other staff and students. After review and preparation of the nominations, the committee presents proposals to the assembly based on the candidates who meet the election criteria specified in the regulations. The nomination assembly elects the number of professors and teacher representatives specified in the university's organisational plan.

Nomination for assignment as teacher representative on the Faculty Board (Dnr 1-734 / 2019)

Karolinska Institutet's faculty board has overall strategic responsibility for education, research and collaboration with society at the faculty level. Its main areas of responsibility are resource allocation, the quality system, recruitment, infrastructure and internationalisation. The assembly will elect two replacements for current teacher representatives on the faculty board.

Candidate eligibility

In order to be eligible to serve as a teacher representative on the faculty board, candidates must have completed a doctoral degree and be permanent KI employees throughout the entire duration of the assignment (through 31 December 2022).

Submit your nominations for teacher representatives to the faculty board via email

Enter the name, position, institution and e-mail address of the proposed persons. Use the pre-filled email links above. If you wish, you can also send internal mail or regular mail to the registrar (suitable if you wish to remain anonymous) or submit proposals personally to the registrar. Then enter also the diary number for the assignment for which the nomination is intended.

The proposals must be received by the registrar no later than 2 October at midnight.

Nomination for assignments as members of the Faculty Council (Dnr 1-735 / 2019)

The faculty council is an advisory body to the university president, who serves as the council's chairperson. The faculty council comprises nine professors with three-year terms, two junior teachers with two-year terms, and three student representatives.

The university delegation order stipulates the following council role:

   - The president and each member may raise questions for the council to address.

   - The council shall not address issues relating to individuals or specific cases.

   - In the president's absense, the vice-president and the university director shall be present at council meetings.

   - Other individuals with relevant expertise may be invited to attend meetings to address specific issues.

Candidate eligibility

Eligible candidates for the faculty council must be professors who are permanently employed by KI during the entire term of office (1 January 2020 through 31 December 2022). Three professors will be elected to the council for a term of three years each.

Submit nominations for the Faculty Council

Submit your proposals for representatives (professors) to the faculty council via email

Enter the name, position, institution and e-mail address of the proposed persons. Use the pre-filled email links above. If you wish, you can also send internal mail or regular mail to the registrar (suitable if you wish to remain anonymous) or submit proposals personally to the registrar. Then enter also the diary number for the assignment for which the nomination is intended.

The proposals must be received by the registrar no later than 2 October at midnight.

It is possible to nominate the same person for the two bodies. Please do so using separate emails, or separate documents submitted to the registrar's office using the designated numbers above.

The nomination committee is responsible for managing the nomination of each candidate and open position.