Through an iterative process from the autumn of 2020 to December 2021, we have developed job descriptions for research assistants, PhD students, postdocs, assistant professors, associate professors and professors, respectively. In the final phase, a general job description has also been developed for the technical-administrative staff.
The overall objective with the job descriptions is to make work expectation more transparent. A clarification of the mutual expectations will have positive effect on our working environment and in general, the positive way we treat each other as colleagues.
For the scientific staff, the head of research units, together with the head of the department, have prepared the job descriptions in an iterative process. Inspiration is taken from a so-called Scholarly Qualification Matrix developed at the Department of Political Science and Public Management, SDU. After repeated reviews, the job descriptions were subsequently discussed and commented on by the Department Council (Institutrådet), which gave rise to further adjustments and clarifications.
The job descriptions are divided into five dimensions: Research, Teaching, Service to society, Administration and Personal capacity. For each dimension, it is described what is expected of a scientific employee at the Department of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics. It allows for a more transparent reconciliation of expectations with colleagues, heads of studies and heads of research units. It also provides the opportunity for a more transparent career path, where the expectations for the next career step are stated.
In addition to creating transparency, the job descriptions also have the specific aim to qualify the annual employee development interviews. Here, the review of the five dimensions can ensure a more holistic conversation, which not only focuses on research and teaching, but also what it means to be a good colleague who contributes to the research unit, the department, the faculty, the university, and the society in general. It is important that both the employee and the immediate manager see the job descriptions as indicative in the dialogue about how the employee is ensured both high well-being and the experience of success in relation to own research, teaching and administrative tasks.
In addition to the job descriptions for the scientific staff, a general description of the tasks associated with the technical-administrative staff has also been prepared. It also has the overall objective of creating transparency in relation to the expectations we can set for each other.
Download the descriptions here
The overall objective with the job descriptions is to make work expectation more transparent. A clarification of the mutual expectations will have positive effect on our working environment and in general, the positive way we treat each other as colleagues.
For the scientific staff, the head of research units, together with the head of the department, have prepared the job descriptions in an iterative process. Inspiration is taken from a so-called Scholarly Qualification Matrix developed at the Department of Political Science and Public Management, SDU. After repeated reviews, the job descriptions were subsequently discussed and commented on by the Department Council (Institutrådet), which gave rise to further adjustments and clarifications.
The job descriptions are divided into five dimensions: Research, Teaching, Service to society, Administration and Personal capacity. For each dimension, it is described what is expected of a scientific employee at the Department of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics. It allows for a more transparent reconciliation of expectations with colleagues, heads of studies and heads of research units. It also provides the opportunity for a more transparent career path, where the expectations for the next career step are stated.
In addition to creating transparency, the job descriptions also have the specific aim to qualify the annual employee development interviews. Here, the review of the five dimensions can ensure a more holistic conversation, which not only focuses on research and teaching, but also what it means to be a good colleague who contributes to the research unit, the department, the faculty, the university, and the society in general. It is important that both the employee and the immediate manager see the job descriptions as indicative in the dialogue about how the employee is ensured both high well-being and the experience of success in relation to own research, teaching and administrative tasks.
In addition to the job descriptions for the scientific staff, a general description of the tasks associated with the technical-administrative staff has also been prepared. It also has the overall objective of creating transparency in relation to the expectations we can set for each other.
Download the descriptions here