Elections

Timetable for the election

• 2–14 October: Nomination period.
  Invitation to nominate candidates (PDF, 143 kB, new tab)
• 28 October –13 November at 13:00: Those who are entitled to vote can vote once during this period. Your vote is anonymous.
• 14 November at 13:00: Public vote counting in room Palmer Astro: B230, Astronomihuset, Sölvegatan 27.
  Minutes of the vote count – in Swedish (PDF, 104 kB, new tab)

Proposed candidates

The head of the faculty office proposes the candidates below based on the submitted nominations.

Scientifically competent teachers:

• Ullrika Sahlin, CEC
• Harry Lankreijer, INES
• Dan Hammarlund, Department of Geology 

Other staff:

• Caroline Unmack, CEC
• David Wårlind; INES
• Gisela Caesar, Department of Geology

Motivation:

They are well versed in the relevant areas of activity in education, research and external engagement, and have a broad operational base and contacts. There is good knowledge and experience of academic leadership, board work, regulations and financial management systems. Some of them also have experience of nomination committee work at both departmental and faculty level. 

Who is entitled to vote?

Employees at Lund University whose employment constitutes at least 50 per cent of full-time at the Faculty of Science. The employment must be a permanent position or include at least two years of continuous employment at the faculty.

Doctoral students with a doctoral studentship are not entitled to vote as they are considered students according to the Higher Education Ordinance (Chapter 1, Section 4).

Who can be elected?

Teaching staff representatives must be employed at the faculty and be members of the teaching staff with research expertise.

Representatives of other staff must be employed at the faculty and not belong to the category of member of the teaching staff with research expertise.

About Helena L. Filipsson

Professor Helena L. Filipsson is Assistant Head of Department at the Department of Geology, a role she has held since 2024. She is a professor of Quaternary Geology and has been affiliated with Lund University since 2007.

Helena earned her PhD in Oceanography from the University of Gothenburg in 2003. After her doctorate, she completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Bremen in Germany, followed by a year as a Fulbright Scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. She was a member of the Young Academy of Sweden (2013–2018), and has held visiting researcher positions at institutions including JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology) in Japan, the University of Angers in France, and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) in Spain. Her network is extensive, both nationally and internationally.

In addition to her research, Helena has held several university-level appointments. She has served on the boards of the Department of Geology, the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), and the Faculty of Science. She has also been a member of the faculty’s Infrastructure Council and the Academic Appointments Board, and served as Director of PhD Studies at the Department of Geology. She has supervised doctoral students in both environmental science and geology.

Helena’s research focuses on how climate and marine environments have varied over the past ~130,000 years, with particular emphasis on hypoxia in coastal areas and recent changes linked to human impact. Her research is field-based and relies on the analysis of marine sediment cores, with a focus on microorganisms—especially foraminifera—whose calcareous shells are preserved in seafloor sediments.

In recent years, she has increasingly applied synchrotron-based techniques and is actively involved in the research environment LINXS (Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science), under the Environment and Climate theme.

She collaborates closely with the Marine Centre in Simrishamn, where the Hanö Bay area is a key research focus. There, she studies issues such as discharges from pulp mills, the Marco Polo oil spill, and the effects of artificial reefs for cod.

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About Anna Maria Jönsson

Professor Anna Maria Jönsson serves as both Deputy and Assistant Head of Department at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), a role she has held since 2022. She is Professor of Ecosystem Science with a specialisation in modelling, and has been affiliated with INES since 2005.

Anna Maria has extensive experience in academic leadership, both within the department and in broader research contexts. She is Associate Coordinator of the strategic research area BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate), where she works to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and strengthen the link between research and societal challenges.

Her research focuses on the impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems. A key aim is to understand how a warming climate alters the growing season and increases the risk of damage caused by extreme weather events, insect outbreaks, and plant diseases. She uses ecosystem modelling as a tool to explore future scenarios, identify knowledge gaps, and evaluate different management strategies to support sustainable forestry.

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The Nomination Committee develops requirement profiles for the positions of head of department and deputy head of department. The requirement profiles are based on Lund University's policy for academic leadership and views from current management. The requirement profiles must also be approved by the faculty's dean. Students and representatives from the trade unions are invited to all meetings.

Lund University's policy for academic leadership (PDF, 711 KB, new tab)

To be eligible to nominate and vote, you need to be employed at least 50 per cent of full-time at one of the departments concerned. Your employment must be a permanent position or include at least two years of continuous employment.

Doctoral students with a doctoral studentship are not entitled to vote as they are considered students according to the Higher Education Ordinance (Chapter 1, Section 4).

List with eligible voters for the election of Head of Department and Deputy Head of Department is found on the Swedish internal page (naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt, new window)

Who can be nominated?

To be eligible for nomination as head of department or deputy head of department, the candidate must be a scientifically competent teacher, i.e. a person holding an academic position requiring a doctorate or equivalent qualification.

Nominate candidates via form

Those eligible to nominate have received an email from the Nomination Committee explaining the process and providing a link to the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is 12 January 2025.