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Key figures - staff

Here you can find key figures for staff at Aalborg University.

Staff numbers 

Aalborg University is a large organisation, and among the largest employers in North Denmark with over 3,700 salaried employees. In addition to salaried staff, around 1,300 hourly-paid employees are also affiliated with the University such as visiting lecturers, scientific assistants, student assistants, student teachers and external examiners.

In these tables, only salaried employees are included, unless otherwise stated. The entire University production, including that of hourly-paid employees, is included in the number of full-time equivalents.

University staff groups:

  • Academic staff (in Danish often abbreviated VIP) Research and teaching staff. For instance: professors, associate professors, assistant professors and research assistants.
  • Administrative staff (in Danish often abbreviated TAP) Support staff responsible for technical and administrative tasks. For instance: secretaries, academic officers, service assistants, officers of the buildings.

FTE (full-time equivalents) staff in main areas

Main areas 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Shared services 724 703 717 740 762
Humanities and Social Sciences 890 820 835 805 808
Medicine 330 337 342 336 326
Engineering 838 825 846 851 857
TECH 634 666 695 700 698
Total 3,416 3,351 3,435 3,433 3,451

 

FTE staff in main categories

Main categories 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Professor 243 244 243 248 241
Associate professor 645 617 639 634 632
Assistant professor 192 178 169 170 177
Post doc 177 184 200 199 210
Ph.D 367 352 353 347 350
Academic staff, other 311 322 333 322 304
Administrative managers 47 40 38 39 46
Technical/ administrative staff (academic) 522 543 580 585 618
Technical/ administrative staff (non-academic) 785 749 778 790 782
Total 3,416 3,351 3,434 3,433 3,451

 

Staff numbers in main areas

Main areas 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Shared services 728 722 743 747 768
Humanities and Social Sciences 834 818 859 820 805
Medicine 499 524 541 528 549
Engineering 843 899 847 894 832
TECH 679 726 759 763 745
Total 3,583 3,689 3,749 3,752 3,699

 

Staff numbers in main categories

Main categories 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Professor 322 316 328 337 319
Associate professor 663 686 721 700 695
Assistant professor  186 194 182 189 196
Post doc 204 213 217 223 223
Ph.D 382 372 368 372 367
Academic staff, other 465 527 499 499 458
Administrative managers 45 39 37 39 50
Technical/ administrative staff (academic) 577 601 635 642 653
Technical/ administrative staff (non-academic) 739 741 762 751 738
Total 3,583 3,689 3,749 3,752 3,699