Step 2 in the Umeå University programme for Research Leadership ReaL will start this autumn. The programme for competence and career support targets established and senior researchers, and aims to provide active, targeted support to prioritised researchers who are expected to become the successful researchers and scientific leaders of tomorrow at Umeå University.
As in the previously announced programme, "Research Leadership ReaL Step 1: Researchers in an early stage of the research career", this programme is based on the document "Umeå University 2020 – Vision and Objectives", stating that the university has the ambition to develop into an internationally prominent university for education and research, and also plays a strong role in terms of regional development. Researchers at the university must dare to take risks that allow for ground-breaking research and can lead to an increase in knowledge. A factor, which will strongly contribute to this, will be our career structure and career options being internationally attractive in terms of resources and stability.
Target group
The programme targets persons who have a small to medium-sized network or research group and want to develop as a research leader. Applicants should have a clear ambition to produce research results with a large impact. You should be a reader and have external financing. You should preferably have experience from other universities and have a good national and/or international network. You are gaining experience as a research leader and supervisor. You have an emerging vision for your research field and have a strategy for your future research. You are starting to gain experience from work in committees, research foundations, evaluation committees and other administrative tasks. You should have teaching experience. You should be a senior lecturer or be relatively newly appointed as professor. You should preferably have graduated between 7 to 12 years ago.
Implementation
The programme is open for all researchers at the university that match the target group description. It is carried out every other year in a group of 21 participants. Interviews start in November and the programme begins Thursday 19 November. The course is carried out six times, once a month for two days, Thursdays and Fridays. Except the first and last course events, which are one-day events on a Thursday.
Application
The application is carried out on a special form and must contain a concise CV, a self-evaluation and a short career plan (please see the application form). Do not forget that the Head of Department must sign the application.
The application should be submitted to the Faculty office of your respective Faculty no later than 25 September:
Faculty of Arts: Peder Aléx
Faculty of Social Sciences: Karin Ågren
Faculty of Medicine: Anna Lundberg
Faculty of Science and Technology: Anders Lundin
The decision regarding who is accepted as a participant in the programme is taken by Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Marianne Sommarin, no later than 23 October.
More information:
For more information, please contact the course director's:
Matts Björklund
090-786 99 89
matts.bjorklund@umu.se
Petter Gustafsson
090-786 51 59
petter.gustafsson@umu.se