Nomination for SciLifeLab Group Leaders 2025

• There is one (1) nomination period per year.

• The nomination is for a 4-year term. The group leader status is re-evaluated every four years to ensure that the criteria continue to be met.

• Nominations are submitted individually, either by a candidate directly (self-nomination) or following invitation by a SciLifeLab founding university or site committee member. Nominees are encouraged to discuss their application with their respective Scientific Director/Integration Director (KI, KTH, SU, UU) or Site Directors (SciLiteLab Site Linköping, Lund, Gothenburg or Umeå), and should be submitted with support from the Head of Department

• The applicant must provide examples on concrete contributions to SciLifeLab´s activities (not to SciLifeLab:s strategic objectives in general). Example contributions are given in the SciLifeLab Group Leader Principles & Guidelines document (https://www.scilifelab.se/research/group-leader-definition/#h-definition.) Contributions within all five areas of SciLifeLab:s objectives are not required.

• A current position as SciLifeLab or DDLS Fellow, Platform Director, Platform Co-Director, or Head of Unit automatically includes the SciLifeLab Group Leader status, and therefore these individuals do not need to be nominated if their roles or assignments are in force (re-evaluation every 4-years still applies).

• Pre-screening and initial selection are conducted by SciLifeLab university and site committees.

• The SciLifeLab Strategic Management group evaluate and prepare a recommendation to the SciLifeLab Board, which makes the final decision.

• SciLifeLab aim for a minimum of 40% applications and approved nominations from the underrepresented gender

• Approved nominations are publicly announced on the SciLifeLab website.

All SciLifeLab Group Leader data (such as publications and other contributions) will be made public if the nomination is approved, and data will be used for web profile pages. It is the responsibility of the applicants to provide exact information.

If you have any questions regarding the nomination process for SciLifeLab Group Leaders, please contact nomination@scilifelab.se. More information about the SciLifeLab Group Leader definition can be found here: https://www.scilifelab.se/research/group-leader-definition/.