Extensions and Fixed-Term Employment

When considering an extension of a fixed-term scientific staff (VIP) position, three regulatory frameworks must be observed:

• The Executive Order on Job Postings
• The Act on Fixed-Term Employment
• The Position Structure

Executive Order on Job Postings

As a general rule, all positions must be publicly posted. However, there is an exception for scientific staff:

It is possible to hire without posting for up to one year and extend once—also without posting—for up to one year.

Act on Fixed-Term Employment

A scientific staff position may be extended no more than twice.

Position Structure

Maximum employment periods are defined for certain scientific staff positions:

• Research Assistant: Maximum of 3 years at the same university
• Postdoc: Maximum of 4 years at the same university

This means a scientific staff member may have up to three appointments in the same position:

• One appointment via public posting
• Two extensions without posting, each for up to one year

Fixed-Term Researchers and Assistant Professors

At DTU, it has been decided that researchers and assistant professors are generally not employed on a fixed-term basis.

However, fixed-term employment may exceptionally occur if funding is granted to a named individual.

In other cases, reference is made to DTU Tenure Track.

Fixed-Term Senior Researchers and Associate Professors

It has likewise been decided that senior researchers and associate professors are generally not employed on a fixed-term basis.

Exceptionally, this may occur if funding is granted to a named individual.