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

After at least four years as a university lecturer, a candidate can apply to initiate the process of evaluation for the following level 3B senior 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 previous and ongoing teaching, own research activity, participation in externally funded projects, contribution to the pedagogical development at the department or university beyond own teaching, service to one's own department and university and contribution through social interaction. 
• Copies of no more than five research publications that, in the candidate’s opinion, best demonstrate high scientific quality research in their field. 
• 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 3B senior university lecturer to begin:

1. HoD and a professor, 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, 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 3A university 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 professors including at least one professor from another department/university, and one person from HR as secretary. Hanken’s recommendations regarding conflict of interest will apply. 

In addition to the requirements for a university lecturer, a senior university lecturer will have achieved and can demonstrate long-term and high-quality teaching, comprehensive and multifaceted higher education pedagogical studies, and active and long-term research activity. A senior university lecturer is also expected to have significant and diverse experience of development of and leadership within teaching as well as contribution through responsible assignments within the scope of institutional service and continued societal interaction nationally and/or internationally. The teaching track senior university lecturer position is permanent. (Hanken's Personnel Instruction, 12 §).

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.  

• Rector will appointment three external evaluators (plus at least two additional external evaluators in reserve) based on a proposal from the Department Committee. The evaluators should be chosen so that they can evaluate the person's research but also teaching on the basis of the candidate's teaching portfolio. The candidate is given an opportunity to present objections regarding disqualification and/or insufficient impartiality in the selection of external reviewers. 
  • The external evaluators are contacted first by the Chair of the Department Committee to determine willingness to act in this capacity, then by HR.
• The Library provides a Publication Report on the candidate. 
• Using both qualitative and quantitative indicative examples of evidence, the Department Committee meets and evaluates, based on the materials provided by the candidate, the statements of the external evaluators, and the library’s publication reports 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 Senior University Lecturer Level 3B. 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 or not to award appointment to Senior University Lecturer Level 3B.
• 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 senior university lecturer 3B.
• In case of a decision to award appointment to Senior University Lecturer 3B, 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 3A university 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…), including list of publications.
• Personal statement, which includes a description of teaching merits and development of own teaching, research activity, participation in externally funded projects, contribution to the pedagogical development at the department or university beyond own teaching, service to one's own department and university and contribution through social interaction.
• Copies of no more than five research publications that, in the candidate’s opinion, best demonstrates high scientific quality research in their field or discipline.
• Teaching portfolio (proposed content at https://www.hanken.fi/en/faculty-staff/job-opportunities/job-opportunit…).

All the following must take place to enable the evaluation process for level 3B Senior University Lecturer to begin sooner:

1. HoD and a professor, 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 who is a topic expert make a proposal whether or not they support that the tenure evaluation process is initiated sooner.
3. Rector decides whether or not the application to begin the process sooner is approved. 
   • If the application is approved, the tenure process outlined above is initiated and followed. 
   • If the application is not approved, the candidate continues at the same level 3A university lecturer and can submit a new application no earlier than after four years of acting as a university lecturer. 
4. Rector informs the candidate and HoD about the decision.