Aalto University in brief

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1 Aalto University

2 Aalto University in brief Created from the merger of three leading Finnish universities on 1 January Helsinki School of Economics (founded 1911) Helsinki University of Technology (founded 1849) University of Art and Design Helsinki (founded 1871) Figures 2013 Staff, incl. 382 s Students (FTE) Alumni Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctoral degrees 229 Total annual budget about EUR 420 million (2013)

3 Six schools Aalto University consists of 6 schools: School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) School of Business (BIZ) School of Chemical Technology (CHEM) School of Electrical Engineering (ELEC) School of Engineering (ENG) School of Science (SCI)

4 Aalto University strategy Vision The best connect and succeed at Aalto University, an institution internationally recognized for the impact of its science, art and learning. Goal A world-class university by year Universal mission Contributions to a better world. National mission Competitiveness and welfare of Finland. Core strategies and KPIs Research excellence Original, impactful, interdiciplinary Pioneering education Students in focus, a new learning culture and approaches Trendsetting art Art, architecture and design as key drivers for improving living environments Societal impact Adding value through entrepreneurship, business liaison and societal interactions Strategic enablers Leadership; Internationalization; Services; Infrastructure Culture built on common values Passion; Courage; Freedom; Responsibility; High Ethics Schools Arts, Design and Architecture; Economics; Chemical Technology; Electrical Engineering; Engineering; Science

5 Tenure track I have found Aalto's multidisciplinary research environment rewarding careerwise. The environment is exciting for students, too, you can see it in them." Filip Tuomisto, Associate School of Science Department of Applied Physics

6 Aalto tenure track Greger Lindén Senior Adviser Academic Affairs 22 May 2014

7 The Aalto tenure track structure consists of three basic levels 1 Assistant 2 Permanent employment 3 Full 3 ( 5) years 4 years Permanent employment (1 st term fixed term) Assistant (2 nd term fixed term) Associate (tenured fixed term) (tenured) You can enter the Aalto tenure track at any level. Permanent employment Distinguished (tenured) To advance to the next level, the merits of the professors are reviewed.

8 For the university Strategic tool: Allocation of funds to the units of the school Visibility: International career system, wellknown, supports mobility, brings in top researchers Clear career path: get on track and succeed

9 And for the professors 1. Clear and transparent rules and processes 2. Compensation of success 3. Equal opportunity to succeed 4. Ensuring world-class tenure track support

10 Aalto tenure track Recruiting by invitation 3 (-5) years 4 years Assistant (1) Assistant (2) Associate Full Aalto Distinguished First term review Tenure review Tenure review Promotion review Fixed term Competitive recruiting Permanent

11 Evaluation dimensions The tenure track evaluation criteria are based on the principles of predictability, transparency, and comparability with international standards. The performance of candidates and professors to be tenured is evaluated through three dimensions: A B C Research and/or artistic work Teaching Service Excellence in either or both research and teaching is required to be awarded a tenure.

12 Key evaluation criteria Research/artistic work Quality and impact of results: publications and/or artistic work At least one year at another institution Ability to lead reseach/artistic team Capability to raise competitive funding Independence Service Teaching Teaching experience including supervision Development of teaching and courses Pedagocial education and studies Quality of student feedback Collegial feedback, and use of feedback in development Ability to teach

13 Generic work time allocation for tenure track levels Fixed term Permanent Assistant (1) Assistant (2) Associate Full Aalto Distinguished 1 Research and/or artistic and professional work 65% 60% 50% 40% Negotiable +/-10% +/-10% +/-10% +/-15% 2 Teaching 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% +/-10% +/-10% +/-10% +/-15% +/- 15% Activity in Scientific 3 Community and Academic Leadership 5% 10% 20% 30% Negotiable +5% +/-5% +/-10% +/-15% Key principles Research emphasis high in the beginning to obtain research portfolio Teaching relatively constant to maintain required teaching scale and senior professors in touch with students Contribution for academic leadership and collaboration increases with seniority through increased leadership, committee memberships and societal interaction Mandatory teaching for Distinguished s, otherwise work profile negotiated

14 Competence development Assistant (1) Assistant (2) Associate Full Aalto Distinguished Research / artistic work Continuous learning on the job: research work, projects, conferences Junior leave Sabbatical Active use of available support for research funding and research projects Teaching Selected modules on pedagogical studies and pedagogical leadership development Active use of available toolkits (e.g. Toolbox for teaching in Inside) Activity in Scientific Community and Academic Leadership 360 assessment 360 assessment 360 assessment Leadership training 360 assessment Future Research Leaders programme Mentoring Aalto strategic leader programme Acting as a mentor Coaching: Personal or group coaching; collegial induction Project management basics and Leading international research projects

15 Aalto tenure track stats

16 Appointed new tenure track/tenured professors *) School ARTS BIZ CHEM ELEC ENG SCI Joint Total Appointments, total Appointed in Appointed in Appointed in Appointed in Appointed in Distinguished s Full s (tenured) Associate (tenured) Associate (fixed term) Assistant (2nd fixed term) Assistant (1st fixed term) s of Practice Foreign Women Open positions *) Appointed means appointed in a certain year. The actual work contract may start later Appointments since March 2011.

17 Appointed tenure track/tenured professors, cont. Appointed # Foreign Female External ALL % 24 % 45 % Tenure track/tenured % 24 % 47 % of Practice % 27 % 36 % *) External appointments = percentage of recruited professors that have a doctorate from another university than Aalto University (or its predecessor universities)

18 Applications to tenure track/tenured positions FEMALE APPLICANTS BY IN TOTAL RECRUITMENT YEAR num % Female applicants % Male applicants % N/A applicants % Appointed female professors % INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS IN TOTAL BY RECRUITMENT YEAR num % International applicants % Applicants from Finland % N/A applicants % Appointed international professors % Applications to positions where an appointment has been made, by the end of

19 Advancements on the tenure track Advancement ARTS BIZ CHEM ELEC ENG SCI Joint Total Promoted, total to Distinguished s to Full s (tenured) to Associate s (tenured) to Assistant s (2nd fixed term) (-5) years 4 years Assistant Assistant (1) (2) Associate Full Aalto Distinguished First term review Tenure decision Tenure decisio n Promotion decision Fixed term Permanent

20 All appointed professors *) ARTS BIZ CHEM ELEC ENG SCI Joint Total Total tenure track/tenured positions **) Open positions Appointed professors Distinguished professors Full professors Associate professors (tenured) Associate professors (fixed-term) Assistant professors (2nd term) Assistant professors (1st term) s of practice (position by president's decision) Total other professors ***) s of practice (school-funded) year professors (ARTS also 2-7 years) Fixed-term professors (ma.) Adjunct professors Finnish distinguished professors (visiting) Visiting professors *) Includes *appointed* professors whose work contract has not yet started. **) Tenure track, tenured and professor of practice positions (allocated by president) ***) School-funded positions, old titles (5-year, ma.), adjunct and visiting professors

21 All professors according to gender and age ARTS BIZ CHEM ELEC ENG SCI Total Women 34 % 29 % 19 % 10 % 13 % 12 % 19 % Foreign 16 % 14 % 19 % 17 % 14 % 12 % 15 % s turning 65 by the end of % 8 % 23 % 6 % 16 % 14 % 14 % s turning 65 by the end of % 22 % 44 % 13 % 38 % 31 % 29 % Average age Median age Adjunct, FiDiPro and Visiting s are not included in these numbers. Appointed professors whose work contract has not yet started are included. Fixed term professors including five-year and ma. professors are included

22 Aalto tenure track challenges

23 Key components of the tenure track system Position allocation Based on Aalto strategy and the schools road map Recruitment Actors Decision on field Recruitment process Appointment SAHA electronic documents Saima recruitment system Life cycle New employee orientation Support for career development* Advancement/reviews Exit Statistics, feedback, continuous process development, communication and instructions

24 Challenges Recruiting speed long duration of processes 14% of current professors will retire by 2015 (was over 20 %) 29 % by 2020 (was over 40 %) Loosing good candidates during the process Aalto s objective to be world-class in 2020 Mentoring and Aalto s values, sustainability Tenure/promotion reviews Quite a few up for review during the next years Negative tenure decisions? What should the success rate be? Archiving and follow-up # Positions * # Applications * # Pages On average: 231 * 50 * 100 = 1,2 million pages Max: 231 * 432 * 1686 = 17 million pages New current research information system from

25 Challenges Tenure track and the implementation of Aalto s strategy Funding for tenure track Other small projects that get in the way Personnel structure changes Complete reform of Bachelor, Master s and PhD programmes Complete reform of the service units Strong societal interaction and cooperation (expected in the Aalto project) New sustainable campus (all schools will move to the same campus) Aalto Vision 2030 must be planned now while we try to keep up the good level of research, artistic activities, teaching and societal interaction (results affect government funding and world ranking)

26 Aalto academic careers

27 Academic career paths at Aalto International recruitment to all paths, all levels Tenure Track Assistant 1 Other Academic Titles Development of academic competence Postdoc Research & Teaching Assistant Fixed term Permanent Assistant 2 Research Fellow Doctoral Candidate Associate Prof of Practice Lecturer track University Teacher Staff Scientist Full of Practice Research support University Lecturer Adjunct Distinguished Senior Scientist Senior University Lecturer Industry, Business, Art, Academic Institutions

28 tenuretrack.aalto.fi Your path to success Tenure track has helped me build my own research dream team. The financial assistance gave my research a head start as I didn t have to go through lengthy funding processes. Monika Österberg Associate School of Chemical Technology Department of Forest Products Technology