Poland
Research-and-teaching staff (higher rank)
- (pl 'asystent') - research-and-teaching assistant / research-and-teaching fellow (hold master degree)
- (pl 'adiunkt') - assistant professor (requires PhD)
- (pl 'docent') - senior lecturer (requires PhD or habilitation), (a new position since 2007, optional and only in some universities, does not involve any research duties and is meant mainly for teaching). Until 1987 a position between assistant professor and associate professor.
- (pl 'profesor nadzwyczajny') - associate professor (requires habilitation), according to German nomenclature sometimes called "professor extraordinarius"
- (pl 'profesor zwyczajny') - full professor (requires the professor title, which is an academic title, not an academic position), sometimes called "professor ordinarius"
and also for a special purpose:
- (pl 'profesor wizytujący')- visiting professor
- (pl 'profesor emerytowany')- professor emeritus
Teaching staff: (lower rank)
- (pl 'instruktor') - instructor (sport)
- (pl 'lektor') - instructor, foreign language teacher
- (pl 'wykładowca') - lecturer
- (pl 'starszy wykładowca') - senior lecturer
Elected or nominated posts
- Rector (Rektor) - the principal head of the university (one per university); usually assisted by several deputy rectors (pl prorektor)
- Dean (Dziekan); the principal head of the faculty (one per faculty), usually assisted by several deputy deans (pl prodziekan);
- Head (Kierownik) - the head of the institute/department/chair (one per organizational unit)
Read more about this topic: List Of Academic Ranks
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