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.

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).

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.