Our career structure is built around two distinct tracks that offer different approaches to academic career building:

Non-tenure-track system: This pathway provides focused research and teaching opportunities with defined contract periods, allowing academics to develop their expertise while maintaining flexibility in their career development.

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Tenure-track system: This route offers a clear path to permanent academic positions through structured qualification and development agreements. For employees who fulfill the established criteria, this means long-term job security and continued career advancement.

Tenure Track DA

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Each career level comes with specific responsibilities, teaching loads, and salary structures, ensuring transparency regarding expectations and compensation levels. The figures below illustrate the advancement pathways, qualification requirements, and contract terms for each career stage.

Whether you’re just beginning your postdoctoral career or seeking to advance to senior academic positions, WU’s structured approach provides clear milestones and support systems that are in place to help you achieve your academic goals.

Gross annual salaries vary depending on the level of the position: