Junior Faculty

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• Junior Faculty
• Uppsala University
• http//www.teknat.uu.se/jf/

What is Junior Faculty? An organization that...
represents the interests of anyone with a PhD,
but without a permanent position at Uppsala
University (i.e. postdocs, researchers, assistant
professors). represents the interest of ca. 300
registered members in the Junior Faculties at
MedFarm and TekNat is coordinated in two
steering groups, one at MedFarm and one at
TekNat. is striving to become a University-wide
representative of junior researchers at Uppsala
University. The Junior Faculty is currently
organized at MedFarm and the TekNat Faculty,
actively promoting the start up at the Domain of
Humanities and Social Sciences (HumSam).
Ambitions of Junior Faculty The Junior Faculty
at Uppsala University is an organization that
aims to support and promote the career
development of junior researchers.          
The ambition of JF-TekNat and JF-MedFarm is to
positively interact with the respective faculty
board to develop an optimal working environment
for junior researchers, for instance, to promote
the development of their research independence.
It will work for a transparent and unambiguous
recruitment policy of junior researchers. The
Junior Faculty will provide consultancy to junior
researchers on career development, research
funding and grant proposal writing. The Junior
Faculty functions as a platform for the formation
of new scientific networks, thus ensuring the
continuous generation of new, creative and highly
competitive research environments at Uppsala
University.
Junior/Future Faculty in Sweden Several
Swedish universities and högskolor have some
kind of Junior Faculty (JF) in at least one of
their faculties. JFs are common at other
Universities worldwide (e.g. Junior Faculty
Development Program, USA). A national network
(NOJS) has been formed to coordinate the efforts
of the local Junior/Future Faculties.
National Network ofJunior Scientists (NOJS)
FF Umeå (Medicine)

• Activities of Junior Faculty
• Junior Faculty continuously organizes the
  following activities
• Provide career advice for those that want to
  stay within academia as well as for those that
  want to go for a career outside the university.
• Courses on grant proposal writing.
• Continuous dissemination of calls for grant
  proposals of relevance to junior researchers.
  Cooperation with the faculty administration will
  be sought.
• Pedagogic workshops to improve teaching skills
  of both junior and senior faculty members.
• Seminars with policy makers and speakers from
  funding agencies (VR, SSF ).
• Seminars on innovation, entrepreneurship, and
  patent issues.
• Annual science fairs to promote the interactions
  between young researchers in different Faculties.
  
• Annual JF-meetings, preferably involving all
  Faculties at Uppsala University, including the
  Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences
  (HumSam).
• For detailed information of upcoming events,
  please visit our website http//www.teknat.uu.se
  /jf/activities.html

JF-MedFarm JF-TekNat Uppsala
JF Karolinska InstitutStockholm
JF Sahlgrenska Academy Göteborg
JF Linköping
Future Faculty Lund (Medicine)
How to become a member Membership at Junior
Faculty is free of charge.For registration,
please send an e-mail with your details to
juniorfaculty_at_bmc.uu.seor register online
athttp//www.teknat.uu.se/jf/join.html Join the
steering boards New members to the steering
boards are most welcome. For a schedule of the
monthly meetings, please contact our
administrator juniorfaculty_at_bmc.uu.se