List of Academic Ranks - Spain

Spain

Tenured:

• Professor (Catedrático de Universidad) (tenured, full/part time, civil servant, Ph. D required, "acreditación" required)
• Full professor (Profesor Pleno/Catedràtic Contractat) (tenured, full time, not a civil servant, Ph. D required, "acreditación" required.

• Associate professor (Profesor Titular de Universidad) (tenured, full/part time, civil servant, Ph. D required, "acreditación" required)
• Associate professor (Profesor Contratado Doctor) (tenured, full time, not a civil servant, Ph. D required, "acreditación" required.)
• Full time lecturer (Profesor Colaborador) (does not have to hold a PhD) (lecturer, "acreditación" required, to be phased out)
• Aggregate professor (Profesor Agregado) (tenured, full time, not a civil servant, Ph. D required, "acreditación" required. Permanent position equivalent to Profesor Titular de Universidad in Basque Country and Catalonia)

Non-tenured:

• Private university lecturer Profesor de Universidad Privada (must hold a PhD)
• Lecturer (Profesor Ayudante Doctor) (must hold a PhD) (Profesor Adjunto in Basque Country, Professor Lector in Catalonia)
• Teaching assistant (Profesor Ayudante) (does no need to hold a PhD)

Other positions:

Teaching positions

• Profesor Asociado (a part time instructor who keeps a parallel job)
• Visiting professor (Profesor Visitante)
• Professor emeritus (Profesor Emérito)
• Profesor Titular de Escuela Universitaria (Tenured, Ph. D not required, to be extinguished)

Research-only positions

• Senior technical officer (Técnico Superior de Investigación)
• Technical officer (Técnico Medio de Investigación)

Administrative ranks

(university)

• rector (necessarily a chair professor)
• Vicerectors
• General secretary
• Manager

Faculties, university schools and technical schools

• Dean (faculty) or head (university or technical school)
• Vicedeans or deputy heads
• Secretary

Research institutes

• Head of research institute
• Deputy head of research institute
• Secretary of research institute

Departments

• Head of department
• Deputy head of department
• Secretary of department

Honorary positions (only in Catholic universities)

• Grand chancellor
• Vicechancellor