Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

1

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Postgraduate research

Postgraduate studies 

Teaching related to the person’s own postgraduate studies on a small scale and supervised by an instructor.

University master’s degree

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

2

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Postgraduate research and studies or other supervised research

Minor tasks unrelated to the person’s own postgraduate research

Small-scale teaching duties related to the person’s own postgraduate studies or interaction skills required in project work

University master’s degree

Important difference compared with the previous level: increase in teaching duties; possible assisting in teaching and departmental administration and progress in postgraduate studies 

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

3

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Postgraduate research and studies or other research

Tasks related to bachelor’s and master’s degree studies, and teaching and departmental administration or more demanding project work

Tasks related to counselling lower and higher degree students or interaction skills required in project work

University master’s degree

Important difference compared with the previous level: student counselling, more demanding tasks related to teaching and departmental administration, obtaining scholary qualifications, responsibility for one’s own research within a project group.

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

4

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Postgraduate research and studies or independent research which includes a good knowledge of research methods

Tasks related to bachelor’s and master’s degree studies, teaching and/or university administration that are carried out independently

Tasks that assist in university instruction

Qualifications equivalent to a Licentiate degree

Important difference compared with the previous level: increasing academic qualifications, more independent teaching and administrative duties, more demanding research and possible responsibility for small projects.

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

5

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Emphasis on research:

Independent academic research

Tasks related to bachelor’s and master’s degree studies and/or university administration 

Instructing students in preparing their bachelor degree thesis in the instructor’s field of specialisation

Planning and implementing research projects

Responsibility for the activity of a research group

Academic and professional tasks 

Doctorate or other postgraduate qualification

Important difference compared with the previous level: separation of research and teaching, obtaining   academic qualifications, more diverse teaching tasks, the inclusion of professional tasks, being responsible for larger project groups.

Emphasis on teaching:

Independent teaching. Includes evaluation and development

Tasks related to departmental administration 

Planning and implementing courses and modules

Instruction related to basic studies

Instruction related to bachelor’s and master’s degree studies

Guidance of bachelor’s and master’s degree students

Good teaching skills

Command of the discipline required 

Important difference compared with the previous level: separation of research and teaching, the responsibility and independence in teaching grow.

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

6

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Emphasis on research:

Independent scientific [academic] research

Tasks related to undergraduate but particularly postgraduate education, and university administration

Responsibilities for organising research and tasks related to leading a research group

Raising research funds 

Instructing bachelor’s and master’s degree students in research involving their thesis

Scientific and professional tasks 

Independent responsibility for clinical work.

Doctorate

Important difference compared with the previous level: [academic qualifications, responsibility for postgraduate education, wider variety of professional-related tasks, the financial responsibility is emphasised. 

Emphasis on teaching:

Considerable teaching responsibility

Teaching work valued by the university community

Departmental administration and organisational tasks

Teaching related to bachelor’s and master’s university degrees

Instructing students in thesis preparation

Responsibilities involving the discipline 

Giving extensive courses

Responsibility for the development of instruction

Experience in teaching and instruction required

Good teaching skills

Long-term teaching experience

Important difference compared with the previous level: increasing requirements regarding experience, responsibilities involving the discipline, more demanding development tasks, instructing the preparation of theses

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

  7

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

   Teaching and research work valued by the university community

Creating and maintaining a cooperation network in the field of research and education

Planning and organising research projects

Responsibility for the use of resources

Responsibility for the degree program

Responsibility for postgraduate education/extensive teaching responsibility

Academic and professional tasks

Extensive responsibility for clinical work

Extensive experience in teaching related to both undergraduate and postgraduate education

Ability to take responsibility for the discipline in question

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

8

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Teaching and research work highly valued by the academic   community

Creating and maintaining academic cooperation, including at the international level

Extensive responsibility for the discipline and its development

Planning, organising and coordinating research projects and networks

Responsibility for the use of research resources 

Extensive responsibility for the degree program or responsibility for conducting and developing research

Extensive responsibility for postgraduate education

Extensive academic and professional tasks

Qualifications required of professors

Diverse experience in teaching related to undergraduate and postgraduate education

Important difference compared with the previous level: diversity of tasks, extent of tasks and responsibilities, internationality, qualifications required of professors

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

  9

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Teaching and research work highly valued by the academic community

Creating and maintaining a wide academic cooperation network, especially at an international level

Extensive responsibility for the discipline and its development

Strategic planning, organisation and coordination of research projects and networks

Extensive responsibility for the use of research resources 

Extensive responsibility for the degree program or extensive responsibility for conducting and developing research

Extensive responsibility for postgraduate education

Demanding academic and professional tasks

Qualifications required of a professor

Diverse teaching experience related to undergraduate and postgraduate education

Important difference compared with the previous level: emphasis on the diversity and extent of scientific value, tasks, responsibilities and cooperation networks

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

10

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Teaching and research work very highly valued by the academic   community 

Creating and maintaining a wide academic   cooperation network especially at the international level

Extensive responsibility for the discipline and its development

Strategic planning, organisation and coordination of large-scale research projects and networks

Extensive responsibility for the use of research resources

Extensive responsibility for the degree program or extensive responsibility for conducting and developing research

Extensive responsibility for postgraduate education and heading a postgraduate education program

Very demanding academic and professional tasks 

Qualifications required of a professor

Diverse teaching experience related to undergraduate and postgraduate education

Important difference compared with the previous level: a very demanding level, requires very diverse and large-scale responsibilities and tasks

Level

Tasks require the following knowledge, skills and responsibility:

11

Nature of Work and Tasks

Interaction Skills

Knowledge and Skills

Teaching and research work very highly valued by the academic community 

Creating and maintaining a wide academic   cooperation network especially at the international level

Strategic planning, organisation and coordination of leading-edge research projects (such as Centres of Excellence) and networks

Extensive responsibility for the use of research resources

Exceptionally demanding academic tasks

Extensive responsibility for postgraduate education and heading a postgraduate education program

Very demanding academic and professional tasks 

Qualifications required of a professor

Very diverse teaching experience related to undergraduate and postgraduate education

Important difference compared with the previous level: a very demanding level, requires exceptional diverse and large-scale responsibilities and tasks