Docent/associate professor promotion application assessed for Södertörns högskola

This Autumn I have assessed an application concerning promotion to docent/associate professor for Södertörns högskola (Sweden), within philosophy.

4 employee appraisals, 3 job interviews and 1 more meeting

Today I have had 4 employee appraisals (total to date: 44; of which 7 this week), 3 job interviews and 1 more meeting, altogether 8 meetings in one day - which I think is a new record. Total number of scheduled meetings for the week is 18.

5 job interviews

Today I have chaired 5 trial lectures and job interviews, related to a call for associate professors in psychology to be recruited by our department.

Altogether this week I have had 10 scheduled meetings, conducted 5 job interviews and had 1 day of HMS training.

Vacant position as Associate professor of philosophy at Department of social studies, UIS

A 4 and a half year position as Associate professor in philosophy, stepping in for me while I am Head of department, is now vacant. Deadline January 27th.

Call in Norwegian

Call in English

Professor promotion committee established

I have been informed that the committee that will consider my application for promotion to professor of philosophy has now formally been appointed. Their recommendation is due January 3rd 2019.

Applied for professor promotion

I have just submitted an application for being promoted as full professor in philosophy to University of Stavanger´s Faculty of Social Sciences. 31 attachments, about 600 pages of text.

Updated email signature

I have updated my email signature to read:

Morten Tønnessen

Associate professor of philosophy at University of Stavanger — Lead Editor-in-Chief of Biosemiotics — President of Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies — Chair of Minding Animals Norway

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Academic blog: Utopian Realism

Interviewed by LederNytt

Today I was interviewed, in writing, by LederNytt, a Norwegian magazine on leadership, on ethical issues.

Professor promotion application in process; meeting

Today I have had a meeting with my head of department concerning my forthcoming application for promotion as full professor.

Performance appraisal; PhD project on welfare highly uncertain

I have just attended the annual performance appraisal with my Head of department. Topics included next academic year´s work plan, research activities and plans, etc.

An important topic we discussed is my proposal for a PhD project on welfare and prosperity - now focused on socioeconomically vulnerable groups. After receiving negative feedback from a key colleague for a second time, the feasibility of the project is highly uncertain, if not definitively disproved.

No response from UiS deans on philosophers´ educational proposals

Unfortunately, after more than 6 months have passed, we the philosophers at University of Stavanger have still not heard back on the substance of our educational proposals communicated in a letter to the deans of Faculty of Social Sciences (Gro Ellen Mathiesen) and Faculty of humanities and education (Elaine Munthe), sent this February. Only Munthe has acknowledged receiving the letter.

Performance appraisal

Today it was time for the annual performance appraisal meeting with my head of department. I have had a draft working plan for the next academic year for some time already, but some minor adjustments might be made before the summer.

10 vacation days left over

I have 10 unused vacation days that I have now applied for transferring to 2017.

Moved to Stavanger

Today I have moved to Stavanger. I went by train with my son Matias (4). Our things arrived yesterday, received by my wife, with our twins Cecilie and Alexander (1).

House bought; commuting about to end

We are in the process of moving from Kristiansand to Stavanger, and yesterday we took over the house we have bought in Gausel/Forus. I´ve spent the night there, and will use it for accommodation the next few weeks - and then we move.

New - permanent? - office

Today, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies, I moved from one office to another (KA-A-287). Altogether this is my fourth office. But I assume I will now remain in this one, since I am now permanently employed as Associate professor of philosophy.

About section updated

I have updated the "about" ingress of this blog, Utopian Realism.

It formerly read:

UTOPISM. 

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In the long run, nothing else is realistic.

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Welcome to the English language blog of Morten Tønnessen, Associate professor at University of Stavanger's Department of Health Studies.

But now reads:

UTOPISM. 

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In the long run, nothing else is realistic.

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Welcome to the English language blog of Morten Tønnessen, Associate professor of philosophy at University of Stavanger's Department of Social Studies.

Permanently employed

From today onwards I am permanently employed as Associate professor of philosophy at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies. I have been temporarily employed at UiS since January 2012.

UiB Post.Doc. application withdrawn

Since I have signed a contract with University of Stavanger for a permanent position as Associate professor of philosophy, I have now withdrawn my University of Bergen Post.Doc. application.

See also:

Post.Doc. application - UiB

Work contract signed

Today I have signed an employment contract with University of Stavanger (full, permanent position as Associate professor of philosophy).