Job structure
Do you know which opportunities the job structure offers you as an academic staff member at LIFE?
‘The Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities’ is an annex to the collective agreement for the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) as well as a circular containing provisions on the job categories used for academic staff at universities. There is also an annex to the job structure concerning interim arrangements for government researchers.
Below, you will find the main outline of the job structure applicable from 1 January 2007.
Job title |
Job content |
Qualification requirements |
Max. employment period |
Positions under assistant professorship level |
PhD scholarship |
Research, possibly some teaching |
MSc level |
Max. three years |
Scientific assistant |
Research and/or teaching |
MSc level |
Max. three years |
Assistant lecturer |
Teaching/part-time |
MSc level |
Max. 3 x three years |
Part-time lecturer |
Teaching/part-time Conducting exams |
MSc level + additional qualifications |
Permanent and fixed-term employment |
Positions at assistant professorship level (Employment at this level may be for four years with the option of an additional two-year extension. Contact HR for more information) |
Assistant professor |
Research and research-based teaching |
PhD level |
Max. four years Merit may be awarded for employment as postdoc May be unlimited in time (career assistant professor) |
Postdoc |
Research. Teaching to a limited extent |
PhD level |
Max. four years |
Researcher |
Research and research-based public sector consultancy. Teaching to a certain extent |
PhD level |
Max. four years Merit may be awarded for employment as postdoc May be unlimited in time (career researcher) |
Positions at associate professorship level |
Associate professor |
Research and research-based teaching |
Assistant professorship/postdoc/researcher level or similar. Must have received educational training |
Generally unlimited in time |
Senior researcher |
Research and research-based public sector consultancy. Teaching to a certain extent |
Assistant professorship/postdoc/researcher level or similar. Must have received educational training |
Generally unlimited in time |
Senior advisor |
Research-based public sector consultancy and dissemination of research findings + keeping up-to-date within a broad scientific area + preparing analyses. Possibly teaching and research |
Assistant professorship/postdoc/researcher level or similar. |
Generally unlimited in time |
Positions at professorship level |
Professor |
Research and research-based teaching. Possibly research-based public sector consultancy |
Original international-level scientific production, developing academic area, ability to head research activities |
As a main rule unlimited in time |
Professor with special responsibilities |
Special responsibilities and ordinary professorial tasks |
Same as for a professor |
Three to five years, may be extended for an additional three years |
Henriette Strand Nielsen, - last update:25 May 2009