The election of the new Faculty Board at the Sahlgrenska Academy is scheduled to be held in May. Employees can now propose board member candidates. The Nomination Committee would like your proposals no later than March 20.
The term of office for the current Faculty Board is ending June 30, 2015 and it is now time to elect new members. The term of office for the new Faculty Board is July 1, 2015 — June 30, 2018.
The new Faculty Board will probably consist of 13 members, including three members appointed by the Student Union. The Dean is the chairman of the Faculty Board and the Deputy Dean is vice chairman. A majority of the members shall be scientifically competent and hold a PhD.
The term of office for the Faculty Board is three years, while it is six years for the Dean and Deputy Dean (the current term of the dean and deputy dean runs until 30 June 2018).
Who are allowed to vote?
The Faculty Board is appointed through an election where all employees within the Sahlgrenska Academy, who has a permanent position of at least 50% of full-time or has an appointment of at least two years’ continuous employment, has the right to vote. Leave of absence is no obstacle to participate in the election.
Representatives for the doctoral students are appointed by the Student Union and doctoral students can therefore not take part in the election as employees.
Nomination committee
The current Faculty Board has appointed the following nomination committee:
- Göran Stenman, Institute of Biomedicine (chairman)
- Anette Carlén, Institute of Odontology
- Eric Carlström, Institute of Health and Care Science
- Johan Wessberg, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology
- Åsa Tivesten, Institute of Medicine
- Jovanna Dahlgren, Institute of Clinical Sciences
- Eva Sjögren Nilsson, Institute of Medicine
The process – nomination
The first step in the process is to nominate candidates to the Faculty Board. All employees are therefore invited to submit proposals for suitable persons along with a brief motivation. Please, send an e-mail to goran.stenman@llcr.med.gu.se no later than March 20 with the word “NOMINATION” in the subject field.
It is not appropriate to nominate senior managers to the Faculty Board. Please note that you can only nominate employees at the University of Gothenburg. Eligible persons are employees at the Sahlgrenska Academy and its institutes , who has a permanent position, a position corresponding to at least 50% of full time, or has an appointment of at least two years’ continuous employment.
After a preparatory process, the evaluation committee will present a proposal for members of the new Faculty Board. The election is set to take place during May, 2015, through electronic voting.
(The legal framework for elections of the Faculty Boards are found in the Rules of Procedure, University of Gothenburg dated December 3, 2014.)