Get an overview of what the settlements mean for you as a public-sector employee in the sciences
Improved salary progression for scientific staff with overseas qualifications
Our efforts have ensured that researchers/lecturers with overseas qualifications, who have a PhD degree and are employed in positions requiring a PhD-level degree at universities, institutions of higher education and research institutions, will be assigned to the same salary progression as their colleagues with a Danish master’s degree going forward. Going forward, classification in terms of salary progression will be the same as for those with a Danish master's degree.
The changes will take effect from 1 April 2025.
Improved salary progression for PhD students employed based on an overseas academic qualification
The result ensures that PhD students who are employed based on an overseas academic qualification will be assigned to the same salary progression as their colleagues with a Danish master’s degree going forward.
The changes will take effect from 1 April 2025.
Better possibilities for extension for PhD fellows and research students
The result makes it possible for PhD students, following specific assessment, to secure an extended period of employment owing to wholly exceptional and individual circumstances that could not have been foreseen and that cannot be attributed to the person concerned themselves.
The changes will take effect from 1 April 2025.
We know this need exists for PhD students, and it can be crucial for the student to complete their course, so it is important that we have now agreed to add this new option for extension.
These new options are applicable for both PhD fellows and research students at university colleges and business academies, etc.
Much-needed boost to supplement in the job structure for artistic/scientific staff at music academies and performing arts schools
For many years, DM has been working to secure an increase in the salary level for researchers and lecturers at music academies and performing arts schools, and we are therefore very pleased that these efforts are now bearing fruit. We have now pushed through an increase in supplement levels for assistant professors and associate professors as well as teaching assistant professors and teaching associate professors, who are employed in positions covered by the job structure.
In specific terms, this means an extraordinary increase in salary in addition to the general annual salary increases assistant professor supplement of DKK 5,796, associate professor supplement of DKK 18,711, teaching assistant professor supplement of DKK 11,244 and teaching associate professor supplement of DKK 5,680, after three years.
The increases are indicated in current amounts and will also be subject to pension contributions.
The changes will take effect from 1 April 2025.
Guarantee of right to extension in the event of maternity leave and adoption for assistant professors at music academies
The outcome means that we have clarified and secured a legal entitlement in the agreement, so that assistant professors at music academies now have the exact same rights to obtain an extension to the period of employment in the event of maternity leave and adoption as in all comparable fields.
GEUS has the same options as universities to employ researchers in permanent tenure-track positions and to offer senior researchers’ employment in a programme for promotion to professor
It will now be possible for GEUS to employ researchers in permanent positions in a tenure-track progression with transition to a senior researcher position, and it will also be possible to offer senior researchers the programme for promotion to professor.
This is the same model that was introduced at universities a few years ago, and we see it as a clear enhancement of career opportunities and an opportunity to move away from widespread use of fixed-term positions.
For senior researchers covered by the programme for promotion to professor, a special pensionable supplement of DKK 52,670 has been agreed, which will be in addition to the senior researcher supplement.
The changes will take effect from 1 April 2025.
The Royal Danish Defence College has added a number of new career paths, which shows adaptation to a more university-type job structure
The Royal Danish Defence College has now introduced the following positions: scientific assistant, postdoc, professor, PhD fellow and external lecturer. Salary terms and terms of employment for the new job categories have been agreed at the same level that applies at universities.
We are pleased that it has been possible to reach an agreement, whereby career paths and research at the Royal Danish Defence College can be enhanced.
The changes will take effect from 1 April 2025.
KADK, Aarhus School of Architecture and Design School Kolding now have the same option as universities to offer lecturers employment in a programme for promotion to professor
This brings the possibility to offer lecturers a programme for promotion to a lecturer position. This is the same model that was introduced at universities a few years ago, and we see it as a clear enhancement of career opportunities. It has been agreed that lecturers who are included in a programme for promotion to professor will be granted a pensionable supplement of DKK 52,670 annually, in addition to the lecturer’s supplement.
At the same time a new job category of artistic professor has been introduced, which replaces the job category professor MSO. Salary and other terms of employment as artistic professor are equivalent to the terms for professor MSO.
The changes will take effect from 1 April 2025.
The Danish Veteran Centre’s Knowledge Centre now has a job structure with scientific career paths on a par with universities
This means that a scientific job structure has been introduced at the Danish Veteran Centre’s Knowledge Centre that is on a par with universities. This means that the following job categories are being introduced: scientific assistant, PhD fellow, postdoc, researcher and senior researcher, and that salary and terms of employment follow the same levels as applicable to equivalent positions at universities.
A transitional arrangement has been agreed, under which existing employees with scientific qualifications can choose to transfer directly to a position covered by the job structure and the agreed terms.
The changes will take effect from 1 April 2025.
