Competence promotion at UiB
Information and guidelines for personal promotion based on assessment of competence to professor, associate professor/first lecturer, and teaching professor (Docent). For local guidelines see information at your faculty.
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Criteria
You must be employed in at least a 50 % position to be able to apply for a competence promotion at UiB. The position must be permanent or for a fixed term.
The competence promotion is personal, and you can only apply for promotion in the academic field in which you are employed.
It must be at least 2 years since the last time you applied.
Briefly about the process
You must check the rules and guidelines at your faculty and use a local application form.
The process is initiated by contacting HR at your Faculty and sending them your application form.
Upon promotion, you will receive a change of salary and position code. Note that promotion has no consequences for your work tasks.
Rules and guidelines
Rules concerning promotions in teaching and research positions (UiB’s collection of rules)
Rules for assessing educational competence at UiB (UiB’s collection of Rules)
Other promotion shcemes (NO) (Employee Handbook)
