Candidates for Deans are nominated every four years (until the end of April of the last year of the term) by the Faculty Councils, which include representatives of academic teachers, non-academic employees, doctoral students and students.
In accordance with the Statute of the University of Lodz, candidates for the position of Dean are proposed by members of the Faculty Council. The candidate for Dean is selected by an absolute majority in the presence of at least half of the statutory members of the Council, in a secret ballot. The dean may be a Professor or University Professor holding a postdoctoral degree who has been employed at the university as their primary place of work for at least 5 years, counting from the date of appointment.
Within two weeks of the presentation by the Faculty Council of a candidate for Dean recommended by its members, the Rector of the University of Lodz may either accept or reject the candidature, of which they shall notify the Council. If rejected, the Faculty Council has two weeks to present another candidate. If this candidate is not accepted either, the Rector appoints a person of their choice as Dean.
Vice-deans, up to five in number, chosen from among persons with an academic degree of at least PhD, employed at the university as their primary place of work, are appointed by the Rector at the request of the Dean.
Faculty Councils of the University of Lodz have so far recommended the following Deans for the term 2024-2028:
- Faculty of International and Political Studies – Dr hab. Ryszard Machnikowski, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz
- Faculty of Educational Sciences – Dr hab. Alina Wróbel, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz
- Faculty of Law and Administration – Dr hab. Monika Bogucka-Felczak, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz
- Faculty of Economics and Sociology – Dr hab. Mariusz Sokołowicz, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz
- Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection – Prof. Dr hab. Agnieszka Marczak
- Faculty of Management – Prof. Dr hab. Ewa Walińska
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science – Dr hab. Grażyna Horbaczewska, Associate Professor at the Univeristy of Lodz
- Faculty of Chemistry – Prof. Dr hab. Rafał Głowacki
- Faculty of Geographical Sciences – Prof. Dr hab. Marcin Wójcik
- Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics – Dr hab. Tomasz Gwizdałła, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz
- University of Lodz Branch in Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Dr Piotr Seliger
- Faculty of Philosophy and History – Dr hab. Marek Gensler, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz
- Faculty of Philology – Prof. Dr hab. Rafał Zarębski
The term 2024-2028 starts on 1 September of the current year. Then, the position of Rector of the University of Lodz will be taken over by Prof. Dr hab. Rafał Matera, elected by the electors of the University of Lodz on 19 March 2024.
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