Recruitment of academic staff at SDU follows the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities (in Danish)
The job structure distinguishes between principal positions and other positions:
Principal positions
The principal positions form a coherent university career path. The positions involve research, including a commitment to publication and scholarly dissemination, as well as research-based teaching. The PhD is not considered a principal position; rather, it is a prerequisite to start a university career path.
The university career path consists of the following positions:
- (PhD) – assistant professor – associate professor – professor
- (PhD) – researcher – senior researcher – professor
Particularly talented associate professors may be offered a promotion programme. See SDU’s promotion programme.
Other positions
The other job categories are not part of the coherent university career path but are used in defined areas. The other job categories include the following:
- Other, general positions
- Research assistant
- Postdoc
- Teaching assistant professor
- Teaching associate professor
- Assistant lecturer
- Part-time lecturer
- Other positions (health sciences)
- Clinical assistant
- Clinical lecturer
- Clinical professor
The table below provides an overview of the prerequisites, content and period of employment for the various positions.
|
Title |
Qualification requirements |
Contents |
Employment period |
|
PhD Fellow |
Postgraduate level |
Educational position. Uddannelsesstilling |
Time-limited: max 3 years full-time |
|
Title |
Qualification requirements |
Contents |
Employment period |
|
Assistant professor (researcher) |
PhD Level |
Educational position with diploma in postgraduate teacher training at university level. Main task: Research and research-based education |
Time-limited: max 4 years. Tenure track assistant professor: Permanent employment with transition to associate professorship after assessment by peers. |
|
Associate professor (senior researcher) |
Assistant professor level |
Main task: Research and research-based teaching, and possibly research, study and course management and peer-review work. |
Permanent employment. Can be filled for a limited period – max 3 appointments |
|
Professor |
Original scientific production at international level, developing subject area, ability for research and teaching management tasks. |
Main task: Research and research-based teaching, and possibly research, study and course management and peer-review work. |
Permanent employment. |
|
Title |
Qualification requirements |
Contents |
Employment period |
|
Research assistant
|
Postgraduate level |
Main task: Research and teaching |
Fixed term: max 3 years and max 3 appointments |
|
Postdoc |
PhD Level |
Main task: Research and to some extent teaching |
Fixed term: max 4 years at SDU and max 3 appointments |
|
Teaching assistant professor |
Postgraduate level |
Educational position with requirement of diploma in postgraduate teacher training at university level |
Permanent appointment with transition teaching associate professor within 6 years after assessment by peers. |
|
Teaching associate professor (Limited use)
|
Teaching assistant professor level |
Main task: Teaching of typically basic subjects where the academic content does not rely on new research. |
Permanent appointment |
|
Assistant lecturer |
Postgraduate level |
Main task: Teaching, typically of an elementary nature. |
Fixed-term part-time contract: max 3 x 3 years |
|
Part-time Lecturer
|
Postgraduate level as well as relevant practical experience at a high level, which has not been obtained through a university, scientific appointment, or employment in a main scientific position at another university. |
Main task: Teaching where relevant practical experience or special qualifications at a high level are required. |
Fixed-term or permanent part-time position with max 3 appointments |
|
Title |
Qualification requirements |
Contents |
Employment period |
|
Clinical assistant |
Master of Medical Sciences level |
Main task: Medical clinical research and other clinical tasks |
Employment period: Fixed term: max 4 years |
|
Clinical associate professor |
Master’s degree in medicine, specialist recognition and additional teaching and research qualifications, e.g. PhD or doctorate. |
Main task: Teaching and supervising in hospitals, doctor’s practice or clinics. |
Fixed-term or permanent part-time position |
|
Clinical professor |
Master’s degree in medicine, specialist recognition and additional teaching and research qualifications, e.g. PhD or doctorate. Requires primary employment at a hospital. |
Main task: Teaching of medical students and students in Clinical Biomechanics at hospitals providing teaching in clinical subject areas. |
Fixed-term or permanent
|