The coordinating academic’s duties do not include actual supervision responsibilities, but one of the supervisors may be assigned to be the coordinating academic, if they fulfill the criteria. The coordinating academic will be appointed at the same time as the supervisors.
At the Faculty of Pharmacy professors and associate professors may act as the coordinating academic for a doctoral researcher. By the decision of the Faculty Council on 11th February 2025, also Docents of Faculty of Pharmacy, who are employed by the Faculty of Pharmacy with a permanent contract, can act as coordinating academics for doctoral researchers.
Duties of the coordinating academic:
On the page Instructions for teaching -service you can find more about the role of a coordinating academic.