Before your assignment
The expert’s task is to provide Halmstad University with a decision-making basis. The expert will submit a written statement with outline and content according to instructions and templates. The statement must be dated and signed.
The University may ask the expert to participate in an interview (suggested remotely) or be available for a dialogue in connection to employment (or promotion) decisions.
Conflict of interest
Before you accept the assignment, we would like you to consider any conflict of interest. In the email you received about the commission, a list of those applying was attached so you can take a stand on the issue. If there is an conflict of interest, please notify your contact person in the HR department as soon as possible.
Anyone involved in a recruitment, or a promotion case needs to ask themselves if there is a conflict of interest.
The Act of Administrative (2017:900) regulates the issue of conflict of interest and is clear that the person who is in conflict may not take part in the handling of a case nor be present when the case is decided (§ 17). Anyone who is aware of any circumstance likely to constitute a conflict of interest shall notify Halmstad University as soon as possible and the university shall examine the matter as soon as possible. (§ 18).
At Halmstad University, such examination of conflict of interest is handled by the Research and Education Board.
According to the Act of Administrative (2017:900) Section 16, anyone who takes part in the proceedings on behalf of the University and may affect the authority's decision has a conflict of interest in the following cases:
- He or she or any related party is a party to the case or may otherwise be presumed to be affected by the decision to a not insignificant extent,
- He or she or someone else is or has been a deputy or representative of a party to the case or of anyone else who is likely to be affected by the decision to a not insignificant extent,
- He or she has participated in the final proceedings of an act of another authority and, as a result, has already taken a position on matters to be examined by the Authority as a superior body, or
- There is something else so special about the fact that his or her impartiality in the process can be called into question.
If it is clear that the question of impartiality is irrelevant, the Authority shall disregard the conflict of interest.
The risk of conflict shall always be taken into account when assembling recruitment groups.
In connection with the preparation of the Recruitment Committee, attention is paid to risks of conflict among experts.
Gender equality
Recruitment processes at Halmstad University are to be free of discrimination and promote equal rights and opportunities regardless of gender and other aspects not related to merit and skill. We are therefore aware of the risks of making unreasonable distinctions in the assessment of applicants. We expect of you as external expert to be attentive to your own biases and to carry out the assessments exclusively based on the merits and skills of the applicant.
Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R)
Halmstad University has received the HR Excellence in Research award for working actively for a stimulating work environment and good conditions for our researchers. This also includes working for open, transparent and merit-based recruitment processes.
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