Human Resources Excellence in Research
Aalto University is committed to providing researchers with a responsible, inclusive and inspiring working environment, fair and transparent recruitment and assessment practices, opportunities for professional and career development, and conditions that support high-quality and sustainable research.
Aalto University has held the European Commission's HR Excellence in Research Award since 2012. The Award recognises our long-term commitment to implementing the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and to continuously developing our policies and practices for researchers.
The renewed European Charter for Researchers provides the common European framework for attractive and sustainable research careers and covers areas such as working conditions, equality and inclusion, researcher assessment, career development and mobility.
What HR Excellence means for researchers at Aalto
The principles of the European Charter for Researchers are embedded in Aalto University's policies, practices and services throughout the researcher journey. HR Excellence in Research is therefore not a separate initiative but part of our continuous development of research careers, recruitment and assessment, working conditions, competence development and the research environment.
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Ethics, Integrity, Gender and Open Science
We support researchers in conducting responsible, ethical, open and sustainable research while safeguarding academic freedom and an inclusive research culture.
Responsible conduct of research, ethical review and research integrity guidance.
Principles and guidance for open access, research data and responsible openness.
Our principles, development priorities and resources for an inclusive Aalto community.
Guidance for responsible international collaboration, export control, sanctions and research security.
Aalto academic career systems
Explore career paths and positions for professors, lecturers and other academic staff.
Aalto University’s tenure track career system offers a well-supported and clear career path for professor-level academics towards a permanent professorship.
Aalto lecturer career system is intended primarily for individuals conducting teaching. The lecturer career system supports individual development and career advancement through clear principles and systematic evaluation criteria and allows Aalto teachers and lecturers to advance in their careers with teaching-focused merits. Teachers and lecturers have the opportunity to advance within the career system, from the university teacher level to the university lecturer level, and further to the position of a senior university lecturer and principal university lecturer. This page contains principles of the lecturer career system, levels in lecturer career system, generic time allocation in lecturer career levels as well as descriptions of recruitment and advancement processes.
This page describes other academic positions than tenure track professor and lecturer positions. Here you will also find official policies and procedures for other academic positions as well as instructions on how to appoint a docent.
Researchers Assessment, Recruitment and Progression
Aalto's commitment and principles for fair, transparent and merit-based researcher recruitment.
Find information about Aalto's recruitment processes and selection practices.
Principles and commitments supporting fair and holistic assessment of researchers
Guidance for ensuring impartial and responsible decision-making in recruitment and assessment.