Career paths

Scientific career structure

Members of staff who are employed in a scientific post at DTU are subject to the regulations for scientific employees at universities.

The following scientific staff positions are described:

• Research Assistant
• PhD Fellow
• Postdoc
• Assistant Lecturer
• Part-time Lecturer
• Assistant Professor / Researcher
• Associate Professor / Senior Researcher
• Professor with special Responsibilities (MSO)   
• Professor    
• Senior Adviser    
• Teaching Assistant Professor/Teaching Associate Professor (DTU Adgangskursus)    
• Assistant Lecturer (DTU Diplom)    
• Amanuensis (DTU Diplom)
• Part-time Lecturer (DTU Diplom) 
• Assistant Professor (DTU Diplom)    
• Associate Professor (DTU Diplom)    
• Professor (DTU Diplom)
  

Technical-administrative staff career path

A significant share of DTU’s many different activities are supported, facilitated and carried out by our technical and administrative staff: web designers, business controllers, HR partners, IT support staff, accounts clerks, system programmers, animal keepers, gardeners, ferry captains, laboratory technicians, and historians to name but a few.

We offer a range of excellent career opportunities within various specialist and managerial posts for staff employed in the technical and administrative functions.