Title of Docent, Faculty of Law, 9/25

After the application period closes, the Faculty’s research committee will make a preliminary assessment on whether the applicant fulfils the requirements for the title of docent on the basis of their list of publications and CV. If the assessment is affirmative, the committee will appoint two assessors to review the candidate's application, in addition to which the committee will also comment on the field of the docentship. In both choosing the assessors and determining the field, the committee has the right to consult professors of the field. As regards the teaching skills of the applicant, the committee has the right to consult the chair of the teaching skills committee.

If the assessment by the research committee is negative, the applicant can choose to withdraw their application or request the Faculty Council to decide whether the application will be further processed.

Eval­u­ation

• Scientific, especially peer-reviewed publications from the point of view of the field of applied docentship. In quantity, the applicant's publications should be equivalent in scope to two doctoral dissertations; both monographs and research articles can be included.
• Moreover, her/his research conducted after the doctoral dissertation should contribute to new scholarly knowledge and demonstrate development as an independent researcher ("new openings" after the dissertation).
• The teaching skills committee evaluates the applicant’s teaching skills using the faculty’s common criteria.

Re­quired en­clos­ures

The application must be accompanied by the following enclosures:

1. A free-form application letter addressed to the Faculty of Law. In the letter, including his/her contact information, the applicant should specify the field of the applied docentship ("I apply a title of docent in xxx").
2. An English-language academic portfolio or CV (see instructions and criteria). Teaching merits are to be reported carefully to the Faculty's electronic form here.
3. An English-language list of publications. Please, use the categories defined by the Ministry of Education. N.B: The applicant should specify in the beginning of her/his publication list, (a) which publications overlap her/his doctoral thesis and how, and (b) which publications show her/his new thematical openings, showing her/his widened expertise and development as a researcher after doctoral degree. If you have any co-authored publications, you should attach a report on your contribution to each of them.
4. A document to clarify why the applicant is applying for the title of docent, how their academic activities are integrated into the Faculty’s research fields, and how they plan to participate in the Faculty's activities in the coming years.
5. A non-Finnish Citizen should include a copy of the passport certified by two people. Copies of relevant diplomas and certificates enclosed should have an English-language translation if the original diploma/certificate is granted in another language than Finnish, Swedish or English. Diplomas and Certificates shall be enclosed to academic portfolio as instructed.
6. Publications submitted for assessment. Each document should have letters DOS in the beginning of its name and be numbered as in the list of publications. Should the publication not be available in electronical form, two hard copies of the publication must be delivered to the Faculty.