Election to the faculty board 2024 – NJ faculty

Between October 21 and 29, the election to the NJ faculty board for the period 2025-2027 took place. Of the 605 eligible voters, 306 people voted, which is 50,6 percent. 9 votes were blank.  

The new boards will take office on January 1st 2025. The election of the dean and deputy dean is advisory and the vice-chancellor is expected to make the final decision on 6 November. With that reservation, NJ’s voting has decided that the upcoming faculty board at the NJ faculty for the next three years will look as follows:  

(Click on each name to read the candidates' presentation.)

Chair/dean: Research leader Noél Holmgren

Vice chair/deputy dean: Professor Pär Ingvarsson

Members/deputies:

• Assistant Professor Cecilia Sundberg
• Professor Helena Hansson
• Researcher Hanna Bergeå
• Researcher FLK Jens Olsson
• Professor Sara Hallin
• Researcher FLK Ulf Grandin

Deputies:

First deputy: Researcher Mats Larsbo

Second deputy: Professor Markus Schmid

Timeline for election of the faculty board at NJ:

17 June- 9 September
Invitation to nominate candidates for the faculty board. Read how to nominate at the headline Invitation to nominate candidates above.

1 October
The election committee presents its proposal for a new faculty board. 

1-8 October
Invitation to nominate additional candidates. 

21-29 October
Election period.

Hearing 23 October
The candidates will present themselves at a digital hearing on 23 October at 10:00-12:00.

The faculty board decided 23 April to appoint the following members and personal substitutes (italicized) to the new nomination committee for the period 1 Maj 2024 to 30 April 2027:

• Sara Bergek, Chair (Aquatic Resources) – Anna Schnürer (Molecular Sciences)
• Anders Hafrén, Vice Chair (Plant Biology) – Marcos Lana (Plant Production Ecology)
• Jesper Larsson (Urban and Rural Development) – Björn Lindahl (Soil and Environment)
• Göran Hartman (Ecology) – Pernilla Tidåker (Energy and Technology)
• Pia Nilsson (Economics) – Wenche Eide (SLU Swedish Species Information Centre)
• Karin Hamnér (Soil and Environment) – Anna Berlin (Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology)
• Willem Goedkoop (Aquatic Sciences and Assessment) – Lovisa Nilsson (Ecology)

Additionally, Sluss will appoint one member and one personal substitute.