Portfolio

In preparation for an assessment for tenure and/or promotion, the candidate prepares a portfolio by means of which they demonstrate their results and development to the assessment committee. The portfolio always includes the following elements:

1. A cover letter in which the candidate briefly explains why they are applying for a promotion. In this letter, the candidate can also highlight aspects for which there is no room in any of the other requested documents. If the candidate applies for promotion to Associate Professor 2 and wishes to be granted the ius promovendi, they should also indicate that in this letter, and demonstrate that they meet the relevant criteria by means of their self-evaluation.

2. An academic Curriculum Vitae (approximately 2 pages, excluding the list of publications). For the desired content click here. .

3. A self-evaluation of the candidate’s performance and development regarding teaching, research, impact, organization, professionalization and competences, since they have started their current position. By means of the self-evaluation, the candidate explains to what extent they meet the relevant criteria for promotion and, if applicable, tenure. The candidate is expected to do this on the basis of the ‘How to substantiate’ sections that can be found on the website with the criteria associated with the intended career step. The candidate is advised to in their self-evaluation link to their CV and other documents and may also add documents as appendices to the self-evaluation.

4. A brief citation analysis, based on either Web of Science, Google Scholar or other internationally recognized literature databases in the relevant field of research. The candidate is requested to describe the publication standard in their field (for example the typical number of publications per year, conference proceedings versus journal publications) and how in their field typically the order of co-authors is determined and what each position in the list of authors means.

5. If relevant, the candidate includes the grant letters for external grants received. If the candidate did not get the grant as a sole Principal Investigator (PI), but as a co-PI or as part of a consortium, they are requested to also submit documents detailing their role as a co-PI or within the consortium as well as the budget that was specifically awarded to their research.

6. An overview of training activities the candidate has undertaken.