List of Academic Ranks - Hungary

Hungary

At universities (egyetem)

• Professzor emeritus (emeritus professor, always with a special habilitation, and usually with a DSc. = Doctor of Science, a National Academy awarded title)
• Egyetemi tanár (university professor, always with a special habilitation, and usually with a DSc.);
• Egyetemi docens (reader (UK)/associate professor (US)/professor, always with Ph.D.)
• Adjunktus (senior lecturer (UK)/assistant professor(US)/associate professor, always with Ph.D. since 2005 or with rank of mestertanár = "master lecturer")
• Tanársegéd (graduate teaching assistant (UK)/ instructor (US), generally without PhD.)

At college level (főiskola)

• Főiskolai tanár (college professor, always with a Ph.D., and usually with a special habilitation)
• Főiskolai docens (college reader (UK)/ college associate professor (US), usually with Ph.D.)
• Adjunktus (senior lecturer (UK)/assistant professor(US), sometimes without a Ph.D.)
• Tanársegéd (graduate teaching assistant (UK)/instructor (US), generally without Ph.D.).

Research staff at universities/institutes

• Kutatóprofesszor (honored professor with special habilitation, and usually with /minimally correspondent/ membership of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
• Tudományos tanácsadó (research professor with special habilitation, usually with D.Sc.)
• Tudományos főmunkatárs (honored senior research fellow with Ph.D.)
• Tudományos munkatárs (associate research fellow with Ph.D.)
• Tudományos segédmunkatárs (funded research assistant usually without Ph.D.)

Administrative ranks

• Rektor (rector - at least with a "docens" rank, usually an "egyetemi tanár" with D.Sc.)
• Rektorhelyettes (vice-rector)
• Főigazgató (deputy principal)
• Dékán (dean of faculty)
• Dékánhelyettes (vice-dean)
• Gazdasági főigazgató
• Tanszékvezető (head of department)