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Promotion for Assistant Professors and Associate Professors

Here is information regarding KTH's application periods for promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, and from Associate Professor to Professor.

Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor

An application for promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor can be made on three occasions per year

  •   1-31 January
  •   1-30 April
  •   1-30 September

Please note that applications regarding promotion from Assistant Professor must be submitted in good time so that KTH can make the assesment and take the decision before the time limited employment period as Assistant Professor ends. Expect a processing time of at least seven months.

Promotion from Associate Professor to Professor

An application for promotion from Associate Professor to Professor can be made one time per year:

  •   1-31 January

In the case of promotion from Associate Professor to Professor, a dialogue must first be conducted with the nearest manager and Head of Department no later than during September 2024.

If, after dialogue, it is deemed relevant to apply for promotion, information will be provided about the continued process. The application period when the application is to be submitted takes place during January 2025.