List of Academic Ranks - Venezuela

Venezuela

• Titular professor (Professor Titular)
• Associated professor (Professor Asociado)
• Aggregate professor (Professor Agregado)
• Assistant professor (Professor Assistante)
• Instructor (Instructor)

Dedication rank

• Exclusive dedication professor (Professor a Dedicación Exclusiva)
• Full time professor (Professor a Tiempo Completo)
• Contracted professor (Porfesor a Tiempo Convencional - academic rank is usually optional)

Administrative ranks (public national)

• University council (Concejo Universitario - Órgano Colegiado)
• Rector or chairman (rector)
• University secretary or registrar (Secretario)
• Academic vice rector (Vicerrector Académico)
• Administrative vice rector (Vicerrector Administrativo)
  • Faculty council (Concejo de Facultad - Órgano Colegiado)
  • Dean (Decano - one per faculty)
  • Vice-dean (vicedecano - one per faculty - optional)
  • Academic council (Concejo Académico - Órgano Colegiado)
  • Dean's council (Concejo Decanal - Órgano Colegiado)
    • School council (Concejo de Escuela - Órgano Colegiado)
    • Principal (director - one per school)
    • Vice-principal (subdirector - one per school - optional)
      • Chief of Departament (Jefe de Departamento)
        • Chief of chair (Jefe de Cátedra)

Other professors

• Professor-researcher (Professor Investigador)
• Researcher (Investigador)
• Retired professor (Professor Retirado)
• Ad honorem professor (Professor Ad Honorem)
• Consultant professor (Professor Consultante)
• Visiting professor (Professor Visitante)
• Emergency teacher (Emergancia Docente)

Auxiliary and Lab assistants

• Auxiliary teacher I (Auxiliar Docente I)
• Auxiliary teacher II (Auxiliar Docente II)
• Auxiliary teacher III (Auxiliar Docente III)
• Auxiliary teacher IV (Auxiliar Docente IV)
• Auxiliary teacher V (Auxiliar Docente V)