Czech Republic and Slovakia
- Profesor (professor), both degree and position. Professors are appointed by the president after a successful accomplishment of řízení o udělení profesury (process of awarding a professorship). One of the requirements is an already accomplished docent degree.
- Docent (associate professor), both degree and position. The degree is awarded by the rector after a certain amount of years of teaching and after a successful accomplishment of habilitace (a process concluded by a defense of a reviewed research manuscript and a public lecture).
- Odborný asistent (lecturer / researcher), this title covers positions from lecturers to researchers. Requirements for lecturers / researchers vary, usually a Ph.D. is required.
- Asistent (assistant lecturer), at least Master degree is required.
Administrative
- Rektor (rector), head of the university
- Prorektor (vice-rector), typically 3 to 5 people are vice-rectors; the position is usually further specified by indicating domain a vice-rector is responsible for (e. g. research, communication, study-related issues)
- Kvestor (registrar, bursar), a "manager" of the university
- Děkan (Slovak: Dekan, English: dean), head of a faculty
- Proděkan (Slovak: Prodekan, English: vice-dean)
- Ředitel (Slovak: Riaditeľ, English: director), head of a sub-unit at a faculty (e.g. institute, research center)
- Vedoucí katedry (Slovak: Vedúci katedry, English: departmental chair), sometimes at the same level as director
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