Instructions for applying

Internal applicants

Internal applicant submit their applications via the following link to the SAP Success Factors 

External applicants

External applicants submit their applications via the following  link to the SAP Success Factors

The application for the title of docent consists of the following documents:

• Academic portfolio (please see guidelines for the academic portfolio)  OR
  CV according to the template of the Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity. If CV is enclosed with the application (instead of portfolio) the merits in teaching and pedagogical competence must still be recorded as instructed for the academic portfolio and taking into consideration the faculty’s teaching skills evaluation matrix so that the Teaching Skills Evaluation Committee of the faculty would have sufficient information for the evaluation of teaching skills.
• List of publications (please see below for the classification of publications)
• Relevant publications for the assessors (the publications (5-10 publications) should be in the field of the applied docentship)
• Finnish applicants: documents demonstrating the required language skills in Finnish and Swedish such as an extract from the official Finnish service record (“nimikirjanote”) or a copy of the applicant’s Master’s degree diploma.
• Foreign applicants: scanned copies of the first page of the applicant’s passport and doctoral diploma, both verified by two people

Applicant are also required to submit the following e-forms for docent committee evaluation process:

• Docent application
• Documentation of teaching qualifications