Career Development for academic staff

The University of Luxembourg highly values its academic staff and is committed to supporting their long-term professional development and satisfaction. It offers distinct career paths that allow staff to reflect on their current professional situation and overall academic profile.
Academic staff at the University of Luxembourg are classified into four main profiles: Research Scientist, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor. Each role carries different levels of responsibility and engagement across research, teaching, knowledge transfer, and administrative or managerial tasks.

¹ The evaluation of professors appointed under the promotion and/or tenure-track scheme starts no later than 39 months after the initial appointment and, upon a positive outcome, results in promotion to the next professorial rank or, respectively, the granting of a permanent position.

² The Competitive Promotion is a university-wide process through which academic staff can have their work evaluated and recognised for promotion to the next professorial rank.

³ Research Scientists, Assistant Professors, and Associate Professors may apply for ERC Grants with the approval of the University of Luxembourg’s Board of Governors. Calls for proposals under the “ERC” programmes are considered public calls for a tenure-track professorship in the category immediately above that held by the respective candidate. In the case of external candidates, the Board of Governors determines the candidates’ level of appointment.