USI key figures: staff
Glossary
Federal Statistical Office (FSO) definitions are used, specifying correspondences with the categories in the USI Statute.
The Academic staff is staff active in education and/or research. It is divided into:
- Professors (FSO definition)
USI Statute: Full-time equivalents (Full Professors, Associate Professors); Associate Professors; Assistant Professors; Adjunct Professors. - Other teaching staff (FSO definition)
USI Statute: free lecturers; clinical lecturers; lecturers on annual contract; lecturer-researchers on multi-year contract. - Assistants and scientific staff (FSO definition)
USI statute: assistants; physicians who teach clinical practice; architects who collaborate with studios; scientific collaborators; academic collaborators; language readers. Among the assistants, the following three categories are identified: assistant-PhD students; assistants with PhD; maître-assistant. There are three categories of atelier collaborators: junior collaborator, senior collaborator, collaborator-maître.
The Managerial, clerical and technical staff (FSO definition) includes the executive members of the University and administrative, library, technical, and auxiliary staff active in the services.
