ReaL Step 3: Distinguished research leaders

The research and leadership programme, ReaL, is a competence and career programme for research leaders at Umeå University. The programme is part of the University's efforts to support researchers' skills and career development.

Objective of ReaL step 3

The overall ambition of the Step 3 programme is to stimulate the further development of innovative and ground-breaking research. The programme will especially focus on

• the strategic development of your own research environment
• your personal development as a leader in general and especially as a research leader.

Target group for Real step 2

The programme targets a person who is an established research leader and a professor at Umeå University .

You should preferably have graduated more than 10 years ago. You should have at least 10–15 years left of your active research career.

Next programme is being planned. 

Application opens spring 2025

Further criteria

The applicant should also have:

• good experiences in leading research groups/research networks
• produced research results with an international impact
• external research funding
• experience from other universities
• a good national and/or international network
• experience as a research leader and supervisor
• an emerging vision for the research field and have a strategy for future research, career and outreach activities
• experience from work in committees, research foundations, evaluation committees and other administrative tasks
• teaching experience.