Common to both assistant professor/researcher
Pensionable supplement |
Basic salary March 31st 2012 |
Current sum (not incl. pension) April 1st 2024 |
|
49.300 |
60.543,70 |
per year |
|
|
5.045,31 |
per month |
The position of assistant professor/researcher is a full-time position, but employment on a part-time basis is possible.
Employment is contracted as either assistant professor or researcher. The job content determines the job title. See descriptions of
assistant professor (A) and researcher (B), respectively, below.
Employment as an assistant professor/researcher requires academic qualifications at PhD level.
The university decides whether a position is advertised as part of a tenure-track programme or as fixed-term employment.
Re-employment of an employee in several consecutive fixed-term positions is possible; however, such employment may not exceed eight years.
Job advertisements must state whether positions are part of a tenure-track programme or are fixed-term. The filling of both tenure track and fixed-term positions must follow the normal procedures set out in the appointment order, including the rules on advertisement and assessment.
Assistant professors/researchers employed under a tenure-track programme or in a fixed-term position must complete a university pedagogical programme.
Tenure-track employment
The position of assistant professor/researcher may be filled as part of a tenure-track programme under which the employee after a maximum of six years transfers to employment as an associate professor/senior researcher. Such transfer requires that the employee is assessed and found to be academically qualified for the level of associate professor/senior researcher.
Advertisements of tenure-track positions must clearly stipulate and ensure transparency about the criteria that will be emphasised in the academic assessment prior to the transfer from the level of assistant professor/researcher to the level of associate professor/senior researcher. The criteria may be divided into general expectations regarding, for example, research, research-based teaching, research-based public-sector consultancy and knowledge dissemination. The university is required to continuously follow up on the assistant professor’s/researcher’s development in relation to the criteria set up.
The academic assessment will normally take place within the last six months of the assistant professor’s/researcher’s period of employment. The employee may, however, request to have his or her qualifications assessed at an earlier time within the first four years of employment. If the conclusion is that the employee is not academically qualified, he or she may request another assessment within the last six months of the period of employment. A maximum of two academic assessments may thus be carried out.
If the employee fails to submit a request to have his or her qualifications assessed within the last year of employment, or if the employee is assessed and found not to be academically qualified, the university must immediately initiate dismissal proceedings in accordance with the collective agreement rules.
Fixed-term employment
The position of assistant professor/researcher may be filled on a fixed-term basis for a period of up to four years. A written assessment of the teaching qualifications of the assistant professor/researcher must be provided no later than three months before the end of the period of employment.
Assistant professor
The assistant professorship is an educational position. The main responsibilities are research (including publication/academic dissemination duties) and research-based teaching (with related examination duties). In addition to research and research-based teaching, the position may involve knowledge sharing with society. Moreover, other duties may have to be performed to a limited extent. The university determines the exact weighting of the various responsibilities. The weighting may vary over time, but a balance must be struck for the assistant professor to be able to improve his or her qualifications within the areas relevant to the position.
Researcher
The position of researcher is an educational position with research (including publication/academic dissemination duties) as the main responsibility. The position also includes research-based teaching. Furthermore, the position may include research-based publicsector consultancy (including research-based advisory tasks and research-supporting contingency and monitoring tasks). In addition, the position may include knowledge exchange with society and, to a limited extent, the performance of other tasks.
The university determines the exact weighting of the various responsibilities. The weighting may vary over time, but a balance must be struck for the researcher to be able to improve his or her qualifications within the areas relevant to the position.