Types of professorships

Assistant professorships

Assistant professors may be reappointed after their first four-year term of office.

Successful applicants for one of the SNSF Professorships or a Starting Grant of the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant) may be appointed assistant professor without tenure track for the duration of their funding period, provided that certain requirements are met.

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Full and associate professorships

Full and associate professorships have equal rights, apart from minor aspects not highly relevant within the academic practice. An appointment to associate professor is possible for very young scientists or in case of a positive decision regarding tenure.
The process for promotion to a full professorship can be initiated two years after (and usually not later than six years after) the appointment of an associate professorship. The Application for Promotion has to be handed in to the President of ETH Zurich.