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Administrative ranks. Rektor, Präsident – rector or president, highest representative of the university or Polytechnic, elected. Prorektor, Konrektor, Vizepräsident – prorector or vice president, responsible for a certain field, elected. Kanzler – chancellor, administrative head, elected, longterm or even permanent position.
The University of Chile, the oldest university in the country, distinguishes three academic categories: Ordinary Category, Teaching Category, Adjunct Category, and Postdoctoral Researcher. [6] "Each category has its own academic ranks. Academics in the Ordinary Academic Category must carry out higher education and research or artistic creation".
Excepting special ranks (such as endowed chairs), academic rank is dependent upon the promotion process of each college or university. Thus, a tenured associate professor at one institution might accept a "lower" position at another university (i.e., an assistant professorship) because of its connection to the "tenure track."
The coat of arms of the University of Oxford. This is a list of professorships at the University of Oxford. During the early history of the university, the title of professor meant a doctor who taught. From the 16th century, it was used for those holding a professorship, also known as a chair.
University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (‹See Tfd› German: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the German-speaking world. [ 3 ] It is named after its most famous faculty member, Justus ...
The position of Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature (named after the architect Robert Taylor, whose bequest funded the Taylor Institution) is one of the permanent chairs at the University of Oxford. [1] The position was established in 1907. [2] It is associated with a fellowship at The Queen's College, Oxford.
Hochschule (German: [ˈhoːxˌʃuːlə] ⓘ, plural: Hochschulen) is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to universities and colleges in English. The term Universität (plural: Universitäten) is reserved for institutions with the right to confer doctorates. In contrast, Hochschule encompasses ...
The University of Hamburg (‹See Tfd› German: Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany.It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System (Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen), the Hamburg Colonial Institute (Hamburgisches Kolonialinstitut), and the Academic College (Akademisches Gymnasium).