Committee for Talent and Appointments
Amsterdam UMC has a Committee for Talent and Appointments (CTA) that has been assigned by the Executive Board to shape the talent policies of scientific staff and to provide advice to the Deans of the Medical Faculties of the VU and the UvA on the appointment of mid-career and top level academics (i.e. Associate Professors and Professors). The CTA also provides advice on the implementation of Recognition and Rewards (R&R), which advocates a broader evaluation of academic staff, in line with the current national and international discussion on this topic. The goal of the CTA is to make appointment policies of Amsterdam UMC more transparent for talents from within, as well as from outside of Amsterdam UMC who wish to make career steps. The CTA is a subcommittee of the Amsterdam Research Board.
Diversity and Inclusion will also be integrated into the talent policies by the CTA.
The CTA has developed a Qualification Portfolio along the principles of Recognition and Rewards (R&R) to evaluate CVs. In this Portfolio, candidates can present themselves by way of an ‘evidence based CV’, by combining narratives providing context to their career choices, with qualitative and quantitative indicators of their academic achievements. They need to excel in at least two of the following domains: research; education; clinical work; valorization and/or academic leadership.
The development of new talent policies by the CTA will build on existing career instruments, such as the Principal Investigator system, Postdoc Career Bridging Grant, Amsterdam UMC Fellowship and Tenure Track. Currently, the CTA broadens its scope towards talented researchers in different stages of their careers by developing postdoc policies and providing advice on Starters Grants for Assistant Professors and nurses with aspirations in research.