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Career Path

The Aalto tenure track structure consists of three basic levels. The tenure track levels are:

1. Assistant Professor, (1^st and 2^nd  term); non-tenured
2. Associate Professor; tenured/non-tenured
3. Full Professor; tenured

In addition, the Aalto tenure track includes an additional level Distinguished Professor (tenured), which is reserved to Full Professors with exceptional academic merits.

Assistant Professors (1st term) are appointed for a term of three to five years. Each Assistant Professor receives a reappointment review, where the decision is made in granting a second four-year term. The full length of the Assistant Professor term is normally seven to nine years. Each Assistant Professor receives a tenure review, where a decision is made to grant tenure and promote the candidate to Associate Professor. Associate Professors may receive a promotion review to Full Professor based on merit. No time limit is set for the initiation of Full Professor review. Each faculty member on the tenure track has an annual discussion with his/her direct superior concerning the member’s work and need for competence development. The reappointment review, the tenure review and the promotion review are conducted along with the annual discussion (one year before the contract ends).