Assignment as external expert

Before accepting the assignment, you must consider whether there is any conflict of interest.

In the email requesting your participation as an expert, a list of applicants was attached to help you assess any potential conflicts.

According to Section 16 of the Swedish Administrative Procedure Act (2017:900) (riksdagen.se), a person acting on behalf of a public authority is disqualified (in a conflict of interest) if:

• they or a close relative are a party to the case or can be assumed to be affected by the decision to a significant extent
• they or a close relative have been a representative or agent for a party or someone else likely to be affected by the decision
• they have previously taken a stance in the matter in another authority's final decision
• or if there are any other special circumstances that could call their impartiality into question.

Register your bank account with Danske Bank Salary Service/Account Management (external link).

Select "New payee?", "Register here" and enter your details. The University of Skövde’s customer number is 79158.

Contact the Human Resources Office if you want the reimbursement to be deposited into a foreign bank account.

The University of Skövde strives to ensure a work environment free from discrimination and to promote equal rights and opportunities, regardless of gender or other irrelevant factors unrelated to merit and competence.

We expect you, as an expert, to be aware of your own potential biases and to base your assessments solely on merit and competence.

Here is the information for you as an expert in the recruitment of academic staff.

• The university's appointment procedure (In Swedish, pdf) – Eligibility requirements and assessment criteria are defined under each position.
• The university’s definitions of scientific, pedagogical and artistic expertise
• The recruitment tool ReachMee – job description with eligibility requirements and assessment criteria.

You will gain access to the current job description and application documents in ReachMee once the decision to appoint external experts has been made.

Login details for ReachMee will then be sent to you. You are to provide a separate assessment for each applicant as well as a joint ranking of the applicants. You may choose to write your report in Swedish or English. Please use the templates:

• Individual Expert Assessment in Recruitment (word)
• Summary Expert Assessment in Recruitment (word)

If you, as an expert, consider the application documents to be incomplete, please notify the University immediately.

Here is the information for you as an expert in the promotion of academic staff.

• The university's appointment procedure (In Swedish, pdf) – Eligibility requirements and assessment criteria are defined under each position.
• The university’s definitions of scientific, pedagogical and artistic expertise
• The recruitment tool ReachMee – job description with eligibility requirements and assessment criteria.

You will receive access to the relevant promotion profile and application documents in ReachMee once the decision to appoint experts has been made. Login details will be sent to you. Please use the template:

• Expert Assessment for Promotion (word)

If you, as an expert, consider the application documents to be incomplete, please notify the University immediately.