Committee for Talent and Appointments

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About the Committee for Talent and Appointments (CTA)

The Committee for Talent and Appointments (CTA) is an independent advice committee of Amsterdam UMC. The committee provides advice on talent and career development to the Board of Directors (BoD) and advice to the dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the UvA and the dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the VU on the promotion of academic staff to Associate Professor (UHD) and Full Professor. The goal of the CTA is to contribute to transparency and fairness of internal career policies.

Implementation of Recognition & Rewards

Amsterdam UMC is involved in the national Program Recognition & Rewards (R&R) (in Dutch: Erkennen & Waarderen). Since 2019, Dutch knowledge institutions (universities, university medical centra (umc's), KNAW) and science funding organizations (NWO, ZonMw) have been working towards a more balanced and inclusive way of recognizing and rewarding academic work. Amsterdam UMC is a partner in this program and is actively participating in it. The CTA has been assigned by the BoD to implement R&R. 

Amsterdam UMC wants to create more space for diverse talent, for the values of Open Science, for leadership and for specific career paths to follow within the core domains of all university medical centers. To this end, the CTA developed career profiles and criteria for careers in research, education, valorization & societal impact, and clinical work.

A special page is dedicated to the Culture Barometer, with inspiring testimonials of academics with different career profiles: Geert Schenk, Bernadette de Bakker and Joeri Tijdink.

Recognition and rewards at Amsterdam UMC: Culture Barometer

Career profiles

The CTA has developed four career profiles, based on R&R and in line with the policies of the UvA and VU: 

  • Research
  • Education
  • Valorisation & Societal Impact
  • Clinical Work.

How to become Associate Professor or Full Professor?

Candidates who want to become Associate Professor (UHD) or Professor are nominated by their department head to the chair of the Division. The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the UvA and VU discuss the formation available with the Divisions and prioritize the nominated candidates. Academic staff put forward for promotion are requested to fill out the Qualification Portfolio of Amsterdam UMC (QP) that has been developed by the CTA. 

Career track from UHD to Professor

Academic staff can also be nominated by their department head to the Dean for a Career Track from Associate Professor to Full Professor. In this case, the CTA is requested to provide advice on the dossier of the candidate.

Qualification Portfolio

The Qualification Portfolio (QP, available for download below), comprises narratives on the career choices of candidates nominated for promotion, their past achievements with substantiating data of the last six years, and their plans for the future. In their QP, candidates focus on their excellence in their main career profile (research, education, valorisation or clinical work) and choose - at least one - additional domain of activities. In any case, research or educational activities should be performed as academic core in their CV.  In addition, candidates for UHD and Full Professor should perform leadership & management roles. In line with R&R, Amsterdam UMC also values Open Science and teamwork.

There are two basic requirements for promotion to UHD and Full professor:

  1.  Having acquired the BasisKwalificate Onderwijs (BKO, in English: University Teaching Qualification, UTQ). For more information, consult Regulier traject BKO Amsterdam UMC or UTQ (BKO in English); and

  2. Having been copromotor of (at least) two completed PhD trajectories (exemption is only possible for candidates with an educational profile). In case the role as supervisor is not formally stated in the thesis (e.g. in case of a PhD trajectory abroad), a confirmation letter from the former promoter is required.

Please note that appointments transcend mere procedural formalities such as meeting the requirements on a checklist. In each case, the institutional needs and individual's talents should be aligned to foster academic excellence and institutional advancement. 

To this end, the Qualification Portfolio should clearly describe how the candidate fits within the strategic objectives of their department and within the broader academic environment of Amsterdam UMC. 

Nomination and support letters 

The Qualification Portfolio is accompanied by recommendation letters from the department head, division leader, director of the affiliated research institute(s) and, in case of an educational profile, of the vice-dean for Education. 

The full dossier, containing the completed QP and accompanying letters, is scheduled by the Dean's office for evaluation by the CTA. The dossier will be assessed by several members - without a conflict of interest - and is discussed plenary in the CTA meeting. Based on this evaluation, the CTA provides independent advice on the proposed career step to UHD or Full Professor to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the UvA or VU. The Dean will ultimately decide, balancing all perspectives, on continuing the appointment process for Associate Professor or Full Professor.  

For more information about the procedures and required documents, please consult K2 (internal link) or contact the Dean’s Offices:

CTA Internal Regulations and composition

The CTA gathers monthly to discuss the portfolios of candidates for promotion and to discuss matters related to talent policies. The CTA Internal Regulations describe the CTA’s core responsibilities, composition, tasks and how the evaluation process is handled.

Composition of the CTA

The members of the CTA are appointed by the Board of Directors of Amsterdam UMC for a period of 3 years, which can be extended with another term of 3 years. The chair is appointed by the BoD, the vicechair is chosen amongst the CTA members.

Current members:

Prof. dr. Lidewij Henneman (chair), Prof. dr. Theo Geijtenbeek (vice-chair), Dr. Teatske Altenburg, Dr. Geert Boink, Prof. dr. Bert-Jan van den Born, Prof. dr. Martine de Bruijne (vice-dean for Education FdG VU), Prof. dr. Ronald Cornet, Prof. dr. Suzanne Geerlings (vice-dean for Education FdG UvA), Dr. Marit van Gils, Prof. dr. Stan van de Graaf, Prof. dr. Joke den Haan, Dr. Irene Jongerden, Prof. dr. Mariska Leeflang, Prof. dr. Fabrice Martens, Prof. dr. Carel Meskers, Prof. dr. Prabath Nanayakkara, Prof. dr. Daniël van Raalte, Dr. Carol Ann Remme, Prof. dr. Renske Steenbergen, Dr. Miriam van Strien, Dr. Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg, Dr. Jelle Tichelaar, Dr. Erwin van Wegen.

Contact

For general questions, please contact the support staff of the CTA: cta@amsterdamumc.nl:

  • Hannerieke van der Boom, Research Policy Office
  • Marjon van Wijnbergen, HR