Assessment Criteria, JIBS

In accordance with a decision made by the ADR in June 2016, a review process on the present criteria started at JIBS, initiated by the Research Faculty Board (RFB) in September 2016 and decided in March 2017. A second revision was made in November 2018.

The criteria should be in line with the JIBS mission: to advance the theory and practice of business, aligned with JIBS strategy.

The purpose of the criteria is for JIBS to have Docents and (full) Professors that are on par with the standards of professional academics of high international standard. They should also meet the demands that are required for a business school that strives to maintain excellence and to be considered among the top business schools internationally. This is mirrored in the specific requirements for Docent and (full) Professor respectively. Further, the criteria are set with the purpose to show that JIBS strives for Docents and (full) Professors that are committed to the full spectra of research, teaching and citizenship.

For a promotion to Docent, the Discipline will motivate and support the promotion to the RFB. The motivation is a signal to the applicant that the Discipline agrees that s/he is ready and that a promotion indicates expectations to fulfill tasks such as supervision, being a member of examining committees, examiner for PhD courses, etc. For direct recruitment of a (full) Professor, there has to be a clear strategic need – a need that is ultimately decided by the Dean.

This document shall be revised at least every third year, with the next revision no later than December 2021.

Conditions for applications for internal promotion

A person who is applying for internal promotion to (unpaid) docent (at JIBS translated to Associate Professor and in this document referred to as Docent) shall have a doctor’s degree and a current contract with JIBS. Each application must be followed by a statement by the discipline, outlining the motivation as to why the applicant should be promoted to docent at JIBS.

In case of former employees, JIBS will only consider evaluation for Docent if the applicant is still involved with the school. This refers to, for example, collaboration in research projects, involvement in teaching, and/or supervision of doctoral candidates. The JIBS RFB will decide on a case-by-case basis if it accepts a request for internal promotion from applicants without a current contract but with a continuing (unpaid or paid) affiliation with JIBS.

The applicant should have been working within his or her field of expertise for some years beyond the doctorate for promotion to Docent. Applicants should demonstrate high competences and expertise within their subject which refers to research, teaching and interactions with society and business, and with the promise of a strong international scientific standing. Of specific importance is that the applicant can show a strengthened anchoring in his/her discipline. More specifically, applicants should demonstrate their research competences, pedagogical skills and merits regarding dissemination of research, as set out below.

Docent at JIBS

Profile of Docent

JIBS awards the title of (unpaid) Docent to honor both the applicant’s past achievements and to manifest the expectation that the applicant shall continue to contribute to the strong standing and reputation of JIBS, not only in the scientific community and as a teacher, but also in business and society at large.

Requirements for Docent – Research

A Docent should have initiated their own research agenda, and have the potential to become an internationally acknowledged researcher in their field, with an impact on the knowledge and literature within their research area.

A Docent should have published the equivalent of 1-2 doctoral theses in addition to their doctoral thesis (be that a monograph or a compilation thesis).

More specifically,

• A docent should have published or have accepted for publication 5 or more peer-reviewed articles in category 2, 3, 4 or 4* on the ABS journal list. At least three of these articles should be in category 3, 4 or 4*. An article in category 4* is counted as 2 articles. Two of the 5 articles may be in category 2 on the ABS journal list, or journal of equivalent quality, provided the journal is in web of science (WoS) with an impact factor.
• Exceptions from the ABS list for categories 3 and higher may be accepted if the article is published in a journal list of high quality, meaning that it is listed in a journal that corresponds to category 3 or higher on the ABS list.
• For a Docent in the discipline of Statistics, in total 9 (published articles from the thesis are included in the 9 articles) or more articles in statistics that are accepted, or published, in journals listed on the Web of Science (WoS) with an impact factor, are required. The articles should have at least the same scientific quality as is conventional within the statistics community, and for other disciplines at JIBS, which is safeguarded by statistical expert Applied articles may be considered, however the development of new statistical methods or novel evaluations of statistical properties using computer-intensive simulation methods must be a major element of the research focus.
• Additional books and book chapters with well recognized publishers are a
• Full length papers, related to the AIS conferences are a merit in the discipline of
• High-impact reports are a
• The majority of the publications should be based on new material/empirical data and/or new theoretical concepts.
• Docents should demonstrate their independence as researchers by:
  • being lead author (or single author)
  • defining their contributions in each article
  • having their own research agenda
  • having publications without their supervisors
  • being internationally active and starting to be noticed in their research field

Altogether, the independence should correspond to one to two doctoral theses in addition to the PhD thesis; in quantity as well as in quality.

Requirements for Docent – Pedagogical requirements

For advancement to Docent pedagogical skills and abilities are equally important as scientific skills and should be clearly defined. Both the quantity and quality are judged.

A Docent should:

• Have the equivalent of at least 2 years of full time teaching (equivalent to approximately 3000 clock hours). Teaching shall be of high quality and be verified with course evaluations and a statement from the Director of Studies, a Program director, Student representatives or the equivalent that clearly describes the applicant’s merits as an
• Demonstrate that they have acquired pedagogical education including a supervision course for the docent level equivalent to 7.5 ECTS in addition to a basic pedagogical course required for the Assistant professor position equivalent to 7.5 ECTS.

A Docent should also demonstrate:

• Supervision and teaching on different levels
• Duties as course examiner
• Involvement in course development
• Pedagogical development of a course

Authorship of cases or textbook chapters or books used for teaching is a merit.

The above should be accompanied by verifying documents by the Director of Studies, a Program director or the equivalent, including an overall evaluation of the quality of the duties carried out.

Requirements for Docent– Internal and External citizenship

Documented internal and external citizenship are essential and necessary for a Docent.

Internal citizenship includes:

• Ability to attract funding as a project manager
• Development and management of educational and/or research project
• Administrative, or academic leadership positions
• Participation in academic boards and/or committees
• Constructive interactions with colleagues and students
• and/or other similar activities

External citizenship includes:

• Communicating research and research results to a broader A Docent should be able to show visibility on social media platforms, or in media
• Being a speaker within other academic institutions or in industry related events
• A practitioner oriented chapter, book or article
• An initiated or realized co-operation with a stakeholder outside academia
• Prizes and awards received
• Acting as reviewer for international academic journals or academic conferences
• Membership of industry related or academic boards and/or committees
• Organizer of industry related or academic workshops and conferences
• and/or other similar activities

Internal and external citizenship are verified by relevant documents accompanied by a general comment about the quality of the applicant’s internal and external citizenship by a subject representative.

JIBS RFB will accept applications for Docent at all regular meetings. The RFB will make an overall estimation of an applicant's qualifications and decide if the application will be sent to external evaluators. The RFB will mainly make an evaluation of whether the applicant meets the main requirements and whether there is a need for the applicant to clarify and verify items in the application. The RFB will thus not conduct its own full evaluation and assessment of applicant; this is the task of external reviewers who will be appointed by the RFB. For a promotion to Docent, two external Full Professors will make the full evaluation. The RFB has a separate document for the internal process and a separate document for the evaluators.

A position as full professor must fulfill a strategic need in the organization and be approved by the Dean of JIBS. Should such a need be approved, a position as full professor at JIBS will be advertised. In the normal case the position is externally advertised and applicants are evaluated by external experts in line with JIBS instructions for evaluation of full professor. A strategic need can also lead to a direct recruitment. In such a case, the following criteria need to be met.

In general, a full professor shall have a doctor’s degree, and have been working within his or her field of expertise for several years beyond the doctorate. A full professor should demonstrate high competences and expertise within their subject which refers to research, teaching and interactions with society and business, and have a strong international scientific standing. More specifically, a full professor should demonstrate their research competences, pedagogical skills and other merits, as set out below.

Full Professor at JIBS

Profile of a full professor at JIBS

Full professors should have a very strong scientific standing, and an excellent pedagogical record. They should be a leading international researcher in their field, and be recognized for their contributions to the research field. Full professors are expected to build a sustainable research environment and make sterling contributions to the strong standing and reputation of JIBS, not only in the scientific community and as teachers, but also in business and society at large. A full professor should show versatility in publications, pedagogical experience, and outreach activities.

Requirements for a position as full professor – Research

A full Professor should be established in their field of research, have a strong international research output record, and have made an impact on the knowledge and literature within their research area.

A full Professor should have merits that extensively exceed that of a Docent. A full Professor should have published the equivalent of at least 3 doctoral theses in addition to their doctoral thesis; in quality as well as in quantity.

A full professor should demonstrate substantial experience in applying for external research funding and in strategically developing and independently managing research projects and programs, also demonstrating a pronounced ability to collaborate on both national and international levels.

Below the expectations of a full professor are specified:

• A full professor should have published or have accepted for publication 10 or more peer- reviewed articles in category 3, 4 or 4* on the ABS journal list. An article in category 4* on the ABS list is counted as 2 articles.
• Exceptions from the ABS list may be accepted if the article is published in a journal list of high quality, meaning that it is listed in a journal that corresponds to category 3 or higher on the ABS list.
• For a (full) Professor in the discipline of Statistics, in total 16 (published articles in the thesis are included in the 16 articles) or more articles in statistics that are accepted, or published, in journals listed on the Web of Science (WoS) with an impact factor, are required. The articles should have at least the same scientific quality as is conventional within the statistics community, and for other disciplines at JIBS, which is safeguarded by statistical expert evaluators. Applied articles are allowed, but development of new statistical methods or novel evaluations of statistical properties using computer-intensive simulation methods must be a major element of the research focus.
• Additional books and book chapters with well recognized publishers are a merit
• Publications, full length papers, related to the AIS conferences are a merit in the discipline of Informatics.
• High impact reports are a merit.
• The majority of the publications should be based on new material/empirical data and/or new theoretical concepts.
• A full Professor should have established a research agenda, and have shown regularity in publishing at a high international level.
• A full professor should have proven a significant impact in his/her field of research (citations etc.).
• A full professor should have a documented record as a research leader.
• A full professor should show documented ability to attract funding.
• A full professor should constructively interact and cooperate with other researchers, and show documented active participation in the research society.
• Other similar tasks

Requirements for a position as full professor – Pedagogical requirements

For advancement to full professor, pedagogical skills and abilities are equally important as scientific skills and should be clearly defined. Both quantity and quality are judged.

Full professors should have strong pedagogical merits:

• Full professors should verify that they have had the equivalent of about 3 years of full- time teaching (equivalent to about 4500 clock hours). The quality of the teaching shall be verified with course evaluations and a statement from a Director of Studies, a Program director, Student representatives or the equivalent that clearly describes the applicant’s merits as an
• Full professors should verify that they have documented extensive experience of teaching on all levels, including advanced and PhD levels, and with documented high quality.
• Full professors should demonstrate that they have acquired pedagogical skills (equivalent to 15 ECTS, including training/courses in supervision equivalent to 7.5 ECTS) and continuously attended pedagogic seminars, workshops or the like.
• Full professors should demonstrate extensive experience also in supervision on all levels.
• Full professors should demonstrate experience of supervision of PhD candidates up to defense, and have taught in courses on the PhD level.
• Full professors are expected to have documented experience in developing new teaching materials or textbooks, as well as creating innovative approaches to pedagogy and/or other similar tasks

When applicable, the above should be accompanied by verifying documents signed by a Director of Studies, a Program director or the equivalent and include an overall evaluation of the duties carried out by the person in question.

Requirements for a position as full Professor – Internal and External citizenship

Documented internal and external citizenship is essential and necessary for a position as full professor. A full professor shall contribute to the development of the organization and show leadership skills as a research leader. A full Professor is expected to be physically present in the organization and actively interact with colleagues and students.

Internal citizenship includes:

• Documented experience and success in attracting external research funding on a continuous basis, both as a project manager and in teams of junior researchers
• Taking an active role in internal administrative and strategic matters, for instance in leadership positions, and by active participation in the academic debate
• Strategically developing and leading research projects and programs on a national or international level
• Strategically developing and leading educational projects and programs
• Participation in committees and/or boards on the institutional level
• and/or other similar activities

External citizenship includes:

• Continuous dissemination of research results and visibility in the surrounding society, interacting with the local industry
• Contribution to society at large and being active in the intellectual public A Professor should be able to show visibility on social media platforms, or in media.
• Having published practitioner oriented chapters, books or articles
• Documented co-operation with stakeholders outside academia
• Acting as opponent or participant of international evaluation committees for PhD theses or academic positions
• Prizes and awards received
• Acting as reviewer for international journals or conferences;
• Membership of industry related and academic boards and committees
• Membership in editorial boards or editorship of prestigious academic journals
• Designing and organizing scientific (international and national) conferences and workshops,
• Being a speaker at industry-related events
• Being a key-note speaker at international conferences
• Leading positions in international scientific associations and active involvement in research councils, funding bodies and other organizations
• and/or other similar activities

Internal and external citizenship are verified by relevant documents accompanied by a general comment about the person in question’s internal and external citizenship by a subject representative and an external stakeholder.

In case of a strategic, open announcement for a full professor, the RFB has a separate document for the evaluators based on the specific requirements of the position announced.