Teaching Track: Evaluation for Promotion to University Lecturer (Level 3A):

After at least four years as a lecturer, the candidate can apply to initiate the process of evaluation for the following level 3A university lecturer. The candidate submits the following materials to the Head of Department:

• CV (proposed content at https://tenk.fi/en/advice-and-materials/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae), including list of publications.
• Personal statement, which includes a description of teaching merits as well as development of own teaching, research activity, involvement in externally funded projects, contributions to the pedagogical development in the department or university beyond own teaching, contributions through institutional service to the department and own university, and contributions through societal interaction. 
• Copies of no more than five research publications that, in the candidate’s opinion, best demonstrate scientific quality research. 
• A teaching portfolio (proposed content at https://www.hanken.fi/en/faculty-staff/job-opportunities/job-opportunities/applications-and-selection-process)

All the following must take place to enable the process of evaluation for level 3A university lecturer to begin:

1. HoD and a professor, an associate professor, a senior university lecturer or university lecturer, who is a topic expert from the department/subject, make an initial assessment of whether the candidate meets the qualification requirements of the Personnel Instruction (2024) and Hanken’s Guidelines for the implementation of Hanken’s (2024) teaching-oriented tenure track system.
2. HoD and a professor, an associate professor, a senior university lecturer or university lecturer, who is a topic expert from the department/subject, make a proposal whether or not they support that the evaluation process is initiated.
3. Rector decides whether or not the application to begin the process is approved. 
   • If the application is approved, the evaluation process outlined below is initiated and followed. 
   • If the application is not approved, the candidate continues at the same level 2 lecturer and can submit a new application no earlier than two years after the previous application was submitted. 
4. Rector informs the candidate and HoD about the decision.

A Department Committee is appointed by the Rector based on a proposal from the HoD and will consist of a Chair who should be a professor of the subject and could be the HoD, a minimum of additional three members who should be professors, associate professors, senior university lecturers or university lecturers, including at least one member from another department/university, and one person from HR as secretary. Hanken’s recommendations regarding conflict of interest will apply in terms of academic cooperation with the candidate. 

In addition to the requirements for a lecturer, a university lecturer is expected to demonstrate high levels in teaching, higher education pedagogical studies and research activity. A university lecturer is also expected to have experience in development of and leadership within teaching and have contributed through institutional service and societal interaction. The teaching track university lecturer position is permanent. (Hanken's Personnel Instruction, 11 §).

The Department Committee assesses all complete applications using both qualitative and quantitative indicative examples of evidence for the extent to which each candidate fulfils the criteria in the Hanken Personnel Instruction (2024) and the criteria in the table below. 

Additional competence requirements specific to the open position in question are defined in the job advertisement.  

• The Teaching Evaluation Committee (TEC) organises an interview with the candidate. TEC provides a statement to the department committee on whether it considers the candidate has achieved and can demonstrate high-quality teaching as well as experience in the development of and leadership in teaching. In its statement, the TEC also provides feedback to the candidate.
• Using both qualitative and quantitative indicate examples of evidence, the Department Committee meets and evaluates, based on the materials provided by the candidate and the statement of the teaching evaluation committee, that the qualification requirements of the Personnel Instructions (Board decision, 2024) and the criteria in the table above are fulfilled and conclude whether or not the candidate is qualified to be promoted to University Lecturer Level 3A. The Department Committee prepares a proposal for the Faculty Recruitment and Promotion (FRP) Committee. 
• The Chair of the Department Committee is invited to present the case for the FRP Committee, after which the Chair must leave the meeting. The FRP Committee assesses the Department Committee’s proposal and all supporting documents and provides a recommendation to the Rector. 
• Rector makes the final decision to award appointment to University Lecturer Level 3A.
• Rector informs the candidate about the decision and invites him/her and the HoD to a meeting to discuss the work contract or, alternatively, present the reasons for the decision not to award promotion to university lecturer 3A.
• In case of a decision to award appointment to University Lecturer 3A, the Head of Department submits the material for the work contract to HR; HR completes the work contract, which is signed by Rector and the candidate.
  • If the application is not approved, the candidate continues at the same level 2 lecturer and can submit a new application no earlier than two years after the previous application was submitted.

The employer and the employee may under certain exceptional circumstances agree to begin the process sooner. Such circumstances may include competitive situations with other universities over an employee and/or exceptional success in fulfilling the qualification criteria. 

In such a case where the candidate would like the process to begin sooner than after four years, the candidate submits an application, including the reasoning for why the process should be started earlier, to the Head of Department (HoD) and provides the following materials:

• CV (proposed content at https://tenk.fi/en/advice-and-materials/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae), including list of publications).
• Personal statement, which includes a description of teaching merits as well as development of own teaching, research activity, involvement in externally funded projects, contributions to the pedagogical development in the department or university beyond own teaching, contributions through institutional service to the department and own university, and contributions through societal interaction.
• Copies of no more than five research publications that, in the candidate’s opinion, best demonstrate scientific research. 
• A teaching portfolio (proposed content at https://www.hanken.fi/en/faculty-staff/job-opportunities/job-opportunities/applications-and-selection-process).

All the following must take place to enable the process to begin sooner:

1. HoD and a professor, an associate professor, a senior university lecturer or a university lecturer, who is a topic expert, make an initial assessment of whether the candidate meets the qualification requirements of the Personnel Instruction (2024) and Hanken’s Guidelines for the implementation of Hanken’s (2024) teaching-oriented tenure track system.
2. HoD and a professor, an associate professor, a senior university lecturer or university lecturer, who is a topic expert, make a proposal whether or not they support that the evaluation process is initiated.
3. Rector decides whether or not the application to begin the process is approved.
   • If the application is approved, the evaluation process outlined above is initiated and followed.
   • If the application is not approved, the candidate continues at the same level 2 lecturer and can submit a new application no earlier than after four years of acting as a Lecturer.
4. Rector informs the candidate and HoD about the decision.