Documents for nomination to academic titles. Publication of teaching aids for obtaining an academic title

The word “docent” is translated from Latin as “to teach” or “to train.” When considering all kinds of titles that are awarded to scientists, one often has to face a number of questions. Is assistant professor a position or an academic degree? We will look at this issue in more detail in the article.

What is an assistant professor

The word “associate professor” hides such concepts as “position in universities” and “academic title”. Any interpretation option assumes that the associate professor is engaged in teaching work and has achievements in a certain field of knowledge, being a researcher. It is worth noting that in foreign universities there is practically no such thing as an “associate professor”. In the Russian Federation it appeared in 1863, then this title dropped out of scientific terminology for some time.

How to get an assistant professor position

The employee must be involved in teaching and research work. Often he has a PhD degree, which is not a prerequisite for obtaining a position, which, in fact, is confirmed only by an entry in the work book. The teacher becomes an associate professor after a positive decision is made by the academic council.

To become an assistant professor, you must meet only two conditions:

• Have a university diploma
• Work as a teacher at a university – at least 3 years

Among the responsibilities of an assistant professor are the organization of administrative and research work. He participates in the development of textbooks and manuals, as well as in scientific research, lectures and trains graduate students. The employee reports directly to the head of the department. An associate professor is a scientific specialty, an intermediate link between a teacher and a professor.

Many assistants strive to become associate professors not only by position, but also by title, because obtaining it is very prestigious. But how to become one and what is required for this?

How to obtain the academic title of associate professor at the Higher Attestation Commission

To do this, you will need to go through several important stages, have research abilities and invest a lot of work. Requirements for the applicant: conducting teaching or scientific activities, good knowledge, possession of an academic degree, achievements in science.

Based on the verdict of the Higher Attestation Commission (Higher Attestation Commission), the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation issues an order to award the title to the applicant. The certification case is reviewed within six months (sometimes up to 9 months). Thus, only the Higher Attestation Commission has the right to assign the title to an applicant.

Requirements for a candidate for the title

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1139 establishes the conditions under which an applicant can become the holder of an academic title. The requirements for an applicant for the academic title of associate professor are:

• Possession of a candidate's degree (Doctor of Science) and a diploma of graduation from a university
• Work as a teacher at a Russian university - at least 5 years, at least 10 years - to obtain the title of professor
• At least 3 years of experience as a teacher in a scientific specialty
• 2 years of continuous experience as an associate professor, professor, head of department, director, deputy director and in other leadership positions (Resolution, clause 10, “c”)
• Work as a teacher (from 0.25 rates), including additional professional education
• Printing of 3 scientific papers and 2 textbooks in peer-reviewed publications over a 3-year period (20 in total for the entire period). Exceptions include scientific works that have classified information.
• Availability of an employment contract with the nominating organization, as well as filling the position
• Performing lecturer duties

Awarding a title in the field of art without an academic degree

• Availability of a document confirming graduation from a university
• It is necessary to publish scientific works and teaching aids
• Delivering a course of lectures
• Possession of an honorary title of the Russian Federation (USSR) in the field of art or the title of diploma holder (laureate) of 2 All-Russian events in a certain type of art
• Conclusion of an employment contract and filling a position in the nominating organization (list in the Resolution, paragraph 14)

If you have a degree, the following requirements:

• Work as a teacher – 5 years, in the declared direction – at least 3 years
• Continuous experience for 2 years in certain positions (Resolution, paragraph 14, “e”)
• Work as a teacher (0.25 rate)
• Two persons with the title of diploma holder (laureate) were trained in the declared area
• At least 2 scientific papers and educational publications and at least 7 works in the type of art specified in the certification file must be published

For example, in the field of art and sports, an honorary title, the title of laureate (champion) of a competition, is also required. The applicant must prepare at least two students who will also receive places of honor.

List of documents for Higher Attestation Commission

The applicant must provide a package of documents to the secretary of the Academic Council of the nominating organization. She then sends the certification file to the Higher Attestation Commission within 14 days.

• Service letter
• Document with information about the employee of the legal entity
• A copy of part of the minutes of the meeting of the department and the Faculty Council
• List of educational publications and scientific works in form 16
• Confirmation of work experience - a copy of pages from the work book
• Extract from the order (competition)
• Inventory
• Registration card
• Reference
• Information about the preparation of students as a supervisor (consultant). List of persons and information about the work performed
• Copies of diplomas

Important: in 2014, the Ministry of Education and Science issued Order No. 81 on the approval of document forms provided by a candidate for the title.

Using their example, you will be able to prepare, in compliance with all norms and rules, the documents that the Higher Attestation Commission should receive from the applicant. It approves a new form of certificate and list of published educational publications.

The list of documents is sent to the Higher Attestation Commission in a folder. The paper pocket contains registration cards and 4 postage cards with stamps.

Good to know: the list of publications in Form 16 is compiled on the basis of Order No. 1756 (Regulation No. 3). It is necessary to include in the list only those works that have undergone editorial and publishing processing and circulation, and also have imprint information. This list cannot, for example, include newspaper articles.

Orders of the Higher Attestation Commission on the assignment of an academic title

On the VAK resource you can find all orders at the link http://vak.ed.gov.ru/106. The column “Diplomas, certificates and certificates” indicates the relevant orders. For example, you can find information about issuing certificates here. Based on the results of the inspection, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation issues a verdict on awarding an academic title or refusing it; information about this will be available on the website within 10 days.

A bad graduate student is a young teacher who does not dream of becoming an assistant professor. However, those times have already sunk into oblivion when in provincial universities a newly defended candidate of science was immediately appointed to the position of associate professor, and after three years he was awarded the academic title of associate professor [Note by Hulio: Until 2014, the academic title of associate professor in a department was awarded after five years of scientific and pedagogical experience (which also included three years of full-time postgraduate study - full-time postgraduate study is counted towards scientific and pedagogical experience), of which three years are mandatory teaching experience in universities or institutions advanced training]. This is what the founder of the “Postgraduate Students Portal” wrote on the forum about obtaining an assistant professorship ( www.aspirantura.spb.ru/forum/showpost.php?p=29627&postcount=3):

lynx
Administrator
12.12.2002, 04:13

Oh, there’s not much there. The main thing is two published methodological works and work experience in the relevant position. And so - little things are unimportant.

Indeed, for "hack workers" the demands used to be more than liberal connivance: a couple of manuals and a couple of articles in shitbooks were published in a university publishing house in any scientific peer-reviewed journals or even in a collection of scientific papers, and that’s it - you’re an assistant professor!!!

Historical background: associate professor (from lat. docens, genitive case docentis- teaching), academic title of teachers of a higher educational institution. In Russia, the title of associate professor was introduced by the university charter of 1863 (full-time teachers who had a master's degree were called associate professors). In 1884, the title of associate professor was abolished and the title of privatdozent was introduced (by analogy with German, Austrian, Swiss and Swedish university practice), which remained until the 1930s. The title of associate professor is also available in universities in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Sweden. It is assigned, as a rule, to persons who have a master's degree. In the United States, the position of associate professor is approximately equivalent to the position of associate professor. associate professor, Assoc. Prof.), in France - maître de conferences.

In fact, obtaining an assistant professorship can be more of a hassle than defending a dissertation. And if earlier in the provinces, the successful defense of a candidate’s dissertation actually meant that in the near future, without any problems, the teacher would first be appointed to the position of associate professor, and then awarded the academic title of associate professor, but now, in the conditions of a total and widespread reduction in university fees, as well as a chronic shortage in certain specialties and areas of study programs, cases have become increasingly common when candidates of science spend 10-20 years in the position of assistant or senior teacher, and become associate professor only at the age of 40 or 50 years. Such cases have happened before, especially in pretentious universities in this country, but now they have become more frequent. Decisive intervention by senior management in favor of young teachers (not someone's relatives, of course) is highly unlikely. So, without having a father-professor, uncle-academician, father-in-law-provost or other influential relative behind him, it is difficult to quickly and decisively become an associate professor of the department. In this case, you need to work a lot or be very necessary for the head of the department personally. However, this does not guarantee anything...

In the Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated January 11, 2011. No. 1n “On approval of the Unified Qualification Directory of positions of managers, specialists and employees, section “Qualification characteristics of positions of managers and specialists of higher professional and additional professional education” lists the qualification requirements for the position of associate professor:

Associate Professor

Job responsibilities. Carries out planning, organization and control of educational, educational and educational work in the supervised disciplines. Organizes, manages and conducts research work in the profile of the department (faculty). Conducts all types of training sessions, manages course and diploma projects and research work of students (students, listeners), mainly masters and specialists. Manages, controls and directs the activities of the scientific student society. Carries out quality control of all types of training sessions in the supervised discipline by teachers of the department. Ensures the implementation of curricula, development and implementation of training programs. Creates conditions for the formation in students (students, listeners) of the main components of competence, ensuring the success of future professional activities of graduates. Participates in the development of the educational program of an educational institution. Develops work programs for supervised courses. Takes part in the scientific and methodological work of the department (faculty) as part of the methodological commission for the relevant specialty. Participates in seminars, meetings and conferences, including international ones, organized within the department’s research areas. Develops methodological support for supervised disciplines. Takes part in improving the qualifications of beginning teachers, in mastering their teaching skills and professional qualities, provides them with methodological assistance, organizes and plans the independent work of students, mainly masters. Organizes and provides professional guidance to schoolchildren in the department's specialization. Participates in the promotion of scientific, technical, social, humanitarian, economic and legal knowledge. Takes part in the development of the material and technical base of the department, develops textbooks and teaching aids and descriptions of laboratory work and practical classes in the taught disciplines, in the educational work of students (students, listeners). Manages the work on training scientific and pedagogical personnel. Monitors compliance by students (students, listeners) and employees of the department with labor protection and fire safety rules.

Must know: laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation on issues of higher professional education; local regulations of the educational institution; educational standards for relevant programs of higher professional education; theory and methods of managing educational systems; procedure for drawing up curriculum; rules for maintaining documentation on academic work; fundamentals of pedagogy, physiology, psychology; vocational training methodology; modern forms and methods of training and education; methods and methods of using educational technologies, including distance learning; requirements for working on personal computers and other electronic digital devices; fundamentals of ecology, law, sociology; basic methods of searching, collecting, storing, processing, providing, disseminating information necessary for carrying out research activities; mechanisms for registration of intellectual property rights; labor protection and fire safety rules.

Qualification requirements. Higher professional education, an academic degree of candidate (doctor) of science and at least 3 years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work or the academic title of associate professor (senior researcher).

These are the formal requirements for an applicant for the position of associate professor - that is, the minimum that gives the right to apply for promotion.

However, in some reserves the situation of quickly and decisively obtaining an assistant professorship is still possible, but there is no need to delude yourself. For in the early 1990s. many vocational schools and colleges suddenly became universities and academies, and immediately began to put forward special and specific requirements for applicants for income "prestigious" position of associate professor: for those wishing to become associate professors, the charters of the types of universities introduced the requirement to work in these specific types of universities for at least two years [Note by Hulio: this requirement is currently established by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 10, 2013 N 1139 “On procedure for conferring academic titles"], ( “have at least 20 years of teaching experience at a university”, and heads of departments and secretaries of academic councils began to demand from applicants VAK publications, monographs and textbooks with the stamp of UMO. This is what my fellow countryman, not yet an associate professor, rightly noted about this on the forum of the “Postgraduate Students Portal” ( www.aspirantura.spb.ru/forum/showpost.php?p=46781&postcount=33):

Waiting two years, alas, is no longer an initiative, but an established practice. The mechanism is simple - documents for associate professor are submitted only two years after joining the university. During these two years, the teacher is guaranteed to work for the university, because he is waiting for the promised carrot, and the university also needs a teacher, because there are not enough qualified teachers with a degree. After two years, they gently tell him - buddy, everything is fine, but we will apply you for an associate professor only in a year (two), because the Ministry of Education has tightened the requirements (you allegedly do not have enough training manuals). The teacher will not go anywhere, because it is a pity to lose two years, and the university management has shown him his insignificance...

If a university has concluded an employment contract with a teacher (as a senior teacher) for a period of 5 years, then during this entire period the senior teacher has the right to apply for the position of associate professor. If a teacher is appointed to the position of associate professor by order of the rector (for several months) or appointed to the position of associate professor as a result of a competition (election by the Academic Council), a new employment contract is concluded with the teacher.

Sometimes in the HR department, assistant professors who have all the qualifications for appointment to the position of assistant professor are denied this on the grounds that they are not senior teachers. And they suggest that you first go through a competition for the position of senior teacher. However, this requirement is absurd: a senior lecturer is just a scientific and pedagogical position (and not an academic title). Therefore, any assistant can apply for the position of associate professor, bypassing the position "old fart". Indeed, if a specialist has the necessary qualifications, then he can apply for the position of head of a department, bypassing the position "leading specialist". And a cleaner, bypassing the position of shift supervisor, can easily apply for the position of vice-rector for chemical engineering. If common sense is powerless against personnel officers or the academic secretary of the Academic Council, then ask which job description specifically states this. If this does not help, then your statement of complaint addressed to the rector or the rector’s order to appoint you to the position of associate professor will be very helpful.

The issue of appointing a particular candidate to the position of associate professor is decided by the authorities, as a rule, the head of the department. Typically, a teacher is recommended for the position of associate professor by the head of the department, subject to availability of associate professor positions. When fulfilling the formal requirements for refusing a promotion, the manager must make a great volitional effort, constantly repeat it, answer awkward questions, etc. If there are no such free positions, then the head of the department must submit an application to the rector of the university for the vacancy of an assistant professor, or re-register the position of a senior teacher as an assistant professor.

Without the recommendation of the head of the department or department, the Academic Council of the university in many cases will not consider a candidacy "self-nominated" who does not have serious support from the dean or rector of a higher educational institution. However, university rectors rarely refuse such "modest request"- in many cases, the rector of a higher educational institution is not the head of the office with horns and hooves: he takes whoever he wants, and doesn’t take whoever he doesn’t want. He is, rather, the administrator of the building and responsible for PR and external relations. That is why in "fat" universities (where there is what "saw") the rector does not care about teaching affairs at the level of faculties and departments, and the faculties and the Academic Council are not interested in him "kickbacks". Modus Vivendi, just to say.

However, even if there is a free position for an assistant professor at the department, you should not completely ignore the rector. And here's why ( www.aspirantura.spb.ru/forum/archive/index.php/t-235.html):

I came across this - the head, on his own initiative, announced a competition for me, coordinated this with the educational department and OK. I wrote the application at the allotted time, collected everything I needed, but the rector did not sign it. The question arises, did the head really not know/assume the position of the rector? I understand, of course, that this is possible, but what was the point of announcing a competition if the management’s position is unknown?

[Note by Hulio:] this was great stupidity on the part of the manager. And the rector was offended that they didn’t even ask for his opinion, like he was such a monkey that he could sign the protocols of the department and the academic council. In short, the procedure was executed incorrectly. Some people once suggested this to me too: they say, “Come on, we’ll introduce you, and if they give you a ride at the Academic Council or the rector once, well, they won’t refuse you a second time.”. To this I replied that “After such an epic refusal, I won’t stay in a university for even a day!”. And he refused...

At least a month before the meeting of the Academic Council of the university or faculty, a competition for the position of associate professor is announced. After a competition for filling a vacant position is officially announced (through the press), the applicant needs to write an application addressed to the rector, which is submitted to the office after preliminary approval by the personnel department. Then, after a certain period, a meeting of the department takes place, for which the person participating in the competition for the position prepares a report on the work done for the previous period for which he was elected, as well as a list of works. At a meeting of the department, he gives a report on the work done, they listen to him and ask questions. The issue of nomination to the position of associate professor is considered at a meeting of the department. To hold the position of associate professor, the applicant must have appropriate qualifications confirmed by publications, experience in scientific and pedagogical work at universities, recommendations from department staff, etc. An extract is made from the minutes of the department meeting. Even with a negative statement, the applicant can nominate his candidacy. Then, at the Academic Council of the university (or faculty), the head of the department characterizes the competitor and evaluates his work. If necessary, those present ask the contestant questions. An extract is also made from the minutes of the meeting of the Academic Council of the university. Based on the conclusion of the academic council of the university (faculty), a draft order is being prepared. Then the applicant writes an application addressed to the rector with a request to appoint him to the position of associate professor, and the applicant’s report on the work done, a list of his works and two extracts (from the minutes of the meeting of the department and the academic council) are submitted to the personnel department. Then, after some time, an order is issued to appoint the Great Scientist of this country to the position of associate professor and an employment contract is concluded with him for a certain period and a share of the salary or the whole salary.

In some budget universities, rectors prefer to appoint teachers to the position of associate professor by order for a period of more than one year (the so-called "Acting Associate Professor"). And only then, after a year or even two years of work as an associate professor, is this teacher allowed to submit an application for competition in the academic council with subsequent election to the position of associate professor. However, the “Regulations on the procedure for filling positions of scientific and pedagogical workers in a higher educational institution of the Russian Federation” (approved by order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation of November 26, 2002 N 4114), does not provide for the right of the university to conclude an employment contract with a teacher with his consent, without undergoing competitive selection for a period of up to one year, as was previously provided.

For teachers involved in teaching at the department (in a situation where we are talking about a more or less ordinary candidate of sciences), it is necessary to obtain academic titles in their specialty, awarded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia. In the past, only a few hundred people were awarded the title of associate professor in the specialty each year. In addition, despite the fact that the associate professor’s certificate for the department indicates in which specific department the certificate was received, for example, "Associate Professor at the Department of Management", the title of associate professor has significance and power in the event of a transfer to the position of associate professor, say, in the department of economics. Indeed, an assistant professor’s certificate, no matter what department it is issued for, gives the teacher the right to apply for life (if there are free positions) for the position of assistant professor in whatever department he subsequently works.

Thus, in order to have the right to apply for the academic title of associate professor in a specialty, you must work at a university as an associate professor for at least 2 years, having passed a competition and been elected by the academic council (in this case, 2 years of continuous tenure at your main place of work or part-time, full-time or at least a quarter of the time), have a total scientific and pedagogical experience in the required amount of at least five years. However, the requirement to work as an assistant professor "2 years by competition" When you move to a new university, it forces you to start counting everything from scratch, and the previous one "probation" burns out, which is extremely annoying and offensive...

Also, to apply for the academic title of associate professor, it is necessary to publish 20 articles, monographs and textbooks in scientific peer-reviewed publications after defending a dissertation for the award of the academic degree of candidate or doctor of science. In addition, it is necessary to publish a teaching manual (at least a course of lectures, diluted with all sorts of newfangled perversions, such as tests and questions for seminar classes, as well as extremely valuable instructions on how to conduct lectures and seminars) on one of the disciplines taught at the department, at which will consider the issue of awarding an academic title. The titles of articles, textbooks and monographs (chapters in a monograph) must correspond to the profile of the academic work of the applicant’s department and the profile of the specialty (when submitting documents for an academic title "Assistant professor in specialty").

Textbooks with the stamp of UMO, teaching aids (recommended for publication at a meeting of the department such and such, protocol dated [date] No. ... or printed by decision of the Academic Council of the university ...) and monographs or chapters in collective monographs (with reviews of two doctors of science, preferably publish in university or "academic" publishing houses - otherwise there may be problems with the secretary of the Academic Council). Indeed, if you publish "magnus opuses" without these formalities, these manuals and monographs can be recognized "non-kosher" to apply for the competition for the position of associate professor. Because the entry in the manuals “Printed on the recommendation of the academic council” on the second page of the manual is sometimes "channels" head of the department, scientific secretary of the academic council and (maybe) vice-rector for science. For they may say: “What kind of nonsense have you brought? What kind of little books are these? Neither the department nor the Academic Council saw or discussed them! So you can throw them in the trash!”. However, if the training manual has the stamp of UMO (or previously - the Ministry of Education and Science), then the above-mentioned entry is not required.

Documents are sent to the Ministry of Education and Science for the academic title of associate professor in a specialty on behalf of the university (research institute). The documents prepared by the department (laboratory) include a detailed certificate in the established form.

The form of ownership of the university itself (budgetary or non-state - NOU VPO), presenting the documents of the applicant for an academic title, does not matter, but only if the university has a license for educational activities in the field of higher professional education and accreditation in specialties. The academic council of a non-state university must be accredited, and only then does it receive the right to process documents for awarding academic titles. However, documents from state universities are subject to additional examination selectively and infrequently. Documents from non-state universities are sent for additional examination without fail. Therefore, very often the Academic Council of a non-state university recommends a person for the title and sends a complete package of documents to some friendly department of a state university in order to obtain a conclusion from a specialized department of a state university.

From December 20, 2013, the maximum period during which certification documents of applicants are considered is 6 months, as well as proposals and statements containing an assessment of their educational, pedagogical and scientific activities. Appeals against decisions on the assignment, deprivation, restoration of academic titles are sent to the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia (previously - to Rosobrnadzor or Higher Attestation Commission, respectively).

It should be taken into account that receiving a certificate for the award of the academic title of associate professor (docent certificate) does not at all guarantee a university teacher the position of associate professor!!! That is, no teacher with an associate professor certificate will automatically be appointed to the position of associate professor, because the position of associate professor is in no way connected with the academic title of associate professor. And the reason is simple: in many departments, especially minority and non-graduating departments, the number of assistant professor positions is strictly limited and in the department there may not be an available associate professor. Hence all the ensuing consequences: usually the rates are allocated to the department in the spring for the new academic year, and the head of the department submits an application to the educational department usually in late March - early April. And the application is not always fully satisfied. Therefore, whether the corresponding rate and teaching load of an assistant professor will be planned for you for the new academic year is not a fact. Once I even heard a very sad, but real anecdote about a Doctor of Medical Sciences with the academic title of associate professor, who worked for a long, long time as a full-time assistant at the department - there was no associate professor position...

Moreover, this case is not the only one: in many types of universities there are "cold professors"(associate professors by position) who do not have an academic degree or academic title), and there are assistants and "old farts"- senior teachers with the academic degree of Candidate of Sciences and the academic title of Associate Professor. Moreover, there are also doctors of sciences who have the academic title of professor, but work as an associate professor. And some people, teachers, can work in such a humiliating position for several years and even a decade!!! And the answer is simple - diside...

Some teachers, having not received a certificate of associate professor (diploma of awarding the academic title of associate professor), take a different route: they join the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and other academies, where for a reasonable fee you can quickly and decisively become not only an associate professor, but immediately a professor. And even get "appropriate" crust. However, it should be taken into account that “as documents on the award of academic degrees and the assignment of academic titles provided for by the state system of certification of scientific and scientific-pedagogical workers, only diplomas and certificates issued by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science or others are valid state bodies of the former USSR and the Russian Federation, previously vested with the relevant functions in the field of state certification of scientific and scientific-pedagogical workers, as well as documents of foreign countries on academic degrees and academic titles, recognized in the Russian Federation as equivalent to diplomas and state certificates". That's it...

Along with this read:

Question: I am an associate professor at the Department of Quantum Mechanics at St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Physics. I need to submit documents to the Academic Council to receive the academic title of associate professor. For the title of associate professor there is a requirement:

3) at least two scientific and two educational works published over the past three years.
I have prepared two teaching aids, which are approved and recommended by the Academic Council for publication and use.
Question: where should educational and methodological works be published?
I was told that in order to submit documents to the Academic Council, it is necessary to publish teaching aids in the St. Petersburg State University publishing house and each of them must receive an ISBN. This requirement cannot currently be met. Printing houses can no longer be used in the physics and chemistry departments. The publishing house of St. Petersburg State University reports that the publication of manuals is possible only after they have been edited, and this may take more than a year. It also informs that if the allowance is not large enough, then the ISBN will not be assigned at all. The relevant decree of the Government of the Russian Federation does not contain requirements for the publishing of teaching aids. Apparently, the requirements for printing manuals are an internal requirement of St. Petersburg State University.
Where can I print teaching aids?

Answer from the head of the Main Directorate for Organization of Work with Personnel Vladimir Valerievich Eremeev:

In accordance with the Regulations on the conferment of academic titles, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 10, 2013. No. 1139, an applicant for the academic title of associate professor for the last 3 years must have at least 2 non-educational and methodological works, as indicated in the question, but educational publications and 3 scientific works, published in the scientific specialty specified in the certification file. In accordance with clause 3.1.1 of GOST 7.60-2003 “Publications. Main types. Terms and definitions", "publication: a document intended for the dissemination of information contained in it, undergone editorial and publishing processing, independently designed, having imprint». Imprint book publication, according to clause 4.1 of GOST R 7.0.4 - 2006 “Publications. Imprint. General requirements and design rules” include, among other things, the International Standard Book Number (ISBN), which is an identifier for each book and a mandatory element of the book’s output. The international standard numbering of books applies (clause 3.3 of GOST 7.53 - 2001) not only to books, but also to brochures (brochure - a book publication of more than 4, but not more than 48 pages - clause 3.2.4.7.2 of GOST 7.60 - 2003) .

The Department of Certification of Scientific and Scientific-Pedagogical Workers of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, in a letter dated November 7, 2014 No. 13-4262 “On violations in the preparation of certification cases,” posted on the website of the Higher Attestation Commission, indicated the inadmissibility of inclusion in the list of published educational publications and scientific works of works that do not comply with paragraph 3.2.4.3.4 “Educational publications” GOST 7.60 - 2003. Types educational publications and scientific works that may be included in the mentioned list are also listed in Section II “Notes” to Appendix No. 2 of the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated 02/04/2014. No. 81.

Many people are confused about the positions, degrees and titles of teachers and researchers working at universities. And this is not surprising...

Let's figure this out.

The fact is that university employees are characterized immediately by four directions :

1. Academic position.

2. Administrative position.

3. Academic degree.

4. Academic title.

Table 1

List of academic positions

Full name	Abbreviated name	Full name	Abbreviated name
1. Graduate student	asp.	8. Researcher	ns
2. Assistant	Ass.	9. Teacher	Rev.
3. Leading researcher	VNS	10. Professor	prof.
4. Chief Researcher	GNS	11. Senior teacher	senior teacher
	doctoral student	12. Trainee	intern
6. Associate Professor	Assoc.	13. Senior Researcher	sns
7. Junior Researcher	mns	14. Student	stud.

Positions are listed in alphabetical order. They give different rights and responsibilities to participate in the educational (academic) process. For example, a student can study, but cannot teach. The assistant can teach, but cannot independently develop his own training course, etc.

Table 2

List of administrative positions

Full name	Abbreviated name
Academic Secretary	Academician-Sec.
Graduate student	asp.
Assistant	Ass.
Leading Researcher	VNS
Leading specialist	leading specialist
Vice President	Vice President
General manager	general director
General designer	general design
Chief Researcher	GNS
Editor-in-Chief	chief editor
Chief specialist	chief special
Dean	dean
Director	dir.
Doctoral student	doctoral student
Associate Professor	Assoc.
Head of the department	head of department
Station Manager	station manager
Deputy academic secretary	Deputy Academic Secretary
Deputy general director	Deputy General Director
Deputy editor-in-chief	Deputy Chief Editor
Deputy dean	Deputy Dec.
Deputy directors	deputy director
Deputy chairman	deputy chairman
Deputy head	deputy manager
Deputy leader (manager, chief) of the group	deputy head of group
Deputy head (manager, chief) of the laboratory	deputy head of laboratory
Deputy head (manager, chief) of the department	deputy head of department
Deputy head (manager, chief, chairman) of the department	deputy head of department
Deputy head (manager, chief) of the sector	deputy leader of the sect.
Deputy head (manager, chief, chairman) of a center (scientific, educational, etc.)	deputy head of the center
Consultant	cons.
Laboratory assistant	lab.
Junior Researcher	mns
Scientific consultant	scientific cons.
Researcher	ns
Head of Department	start control
Head of the expedition	head of expedition
Chairman.	prev
President	Prez.
Teacher	Rev.
Vice-Rector	vice-rector
Professor	prof.
Editor	ed.
Rector	rector
Leader (manager, chief) of the group	hand gr.
Head (manager, chief) of the laboratory	head of laboratory
Head (manager, chief) of the department	head of department
Head (manager, chief, chairman) of the department	head of department
Head (manager, chief) of the sector	leader of the sect.
Head (manager, chief, chairman) of a center (scientific, educational, etc.)	head of the center
Advisor	advisor
Specialist (zoologist, programmer, geologist, engineer, etc.)	specialist.
Senior specialist (geologist, zoologist, engineer, etc.)	senior specialist
Senior laboratory assistant	st.lab.
Senior Lecturer	senior teacher
Senior technician	senior technical
Trainee	intern
Senior Researcher	sns
Student	stud.
Technician	tech.
Scientific Secretary	academic secretary
Other positions	etc.

Positions are listed in alphabetical order. It is in accordance with administrative positions that university employees receive salaries, or rather, official salaries. The higher the position, the higher the salary. These positions are of particular importance to the HR and Accounting departments. They arrange all employees into a hierarchy of superiors and subordinates.

List of academic degrees

Russia has introduced two academic degrees:

1. Candidate of Sciences - primary. For example, a candidate of medical sciences - candidate of medical sciences - candidate of medical sciences.

2. Doctor of Science- higher . For example, Doctor of Biological Sciences - Doctor of Biological Sciences - Doctor of Biological Sciences.

In order to obtain such a degree, it is necessary to create a special scientific work called “a dissertation for the academic degree of a candidate of such and such sciences” or “a dissertation for the academic degree of a doctor of such and such sciences.” In addition, this dissertation still needs to be “defended” in a specially designated place - the Dissertation Council. Specialists in a related scientific field there will decide whether the submitted dissertation corresponds to the desired degree. So an academic degree may or may not be awarded. Writing and defending a dissertation is not a simple and easy job, therefore the scientific and organizational value of candidates and doctors of science is clearly higher than that of them, but before defending their academic degree.

True, we are threatened by the emergence of several more degrees, modeled on Western ones, but, naturally, in the Russian way.

Bachelor- in fact, this is our same graduate of a technical school or a dropout student from a university with an “incomplete higher education”, but who defended his thesis, for which he receives a bachelor’s “degree”. This is the lowest possible academic degree.

Master- in the recent past, it was simply a university graduate who defended his thesis, and not just passed state exams. But now the student's thesis began to be called the VKR ("graduate qualifying work") and ceased to give a master's level. Now you will have to spend an additional 2 years (for additional money) at the university and do, essentially, a second thesis, now a master’s thesis. Only then will it be possible to be called a “master”. And this work will be called a “master’s thesis”, like a candidate’s or doctoral dissertation. A master's degree is an academic degree that reflects the appropriate educational level of the graduate, readiness for research and scientific-pedagogical activities. The master's degree is awarded based on the results of the defense of the master's thesis.

"Doctor of Philosophy" or "PhD"- a degree popular abroad, in terms of scientific weight it is something intermediate between a graduate thesis and a classic Soviet candidate's dissertation. True, pessimists fear that over time they will begin to demand a hybrid of a higher level - something between a candidate’s and doctoral dissertation. Life will show what will actually hatch from this gilded egg: a chicken or a crocodile...

An approximate analogue of the academic degree of Doctor of Science in countries with a “single-stage” system of academic degrees is the Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree, in countries with a “two-stage” system (for example, in Germany) - a habilitated (habilitated) doctor. After completing the habilitation procedure, i.e. defense of the second doctoral dissertation (more significant than the first), the applicant is awarded the title of habilitated doctor (doctor habilitatus, Dr. habil.)

There is also a system of academic degrees for “professional” rather than scientific research work. Thus, for example, Doctor of Laws (DL), Doctor of Medicine (DM), Business Administration (DBA), etc. degrees are considered in many countries to constitute a professional rather than an academic/research doctorate, i.e. the holder of such a degree is expected to engages in relevant practical activities, not science. Because these degrees do not require independent scientific research, a professional doctorate is not generally considered an advanced degree. Whether a degree is classified as a professional or research doctorate varies by country and even by university. For example, in the USA and Canada the degree of Doctor of Medicine is professional, and in Great Britain, Ireland and many countries of the British Commonwealth it is research.

Honorary degree
There is also a workaround for obtaining an academic degree without scientific work. This is the so-called “honorary degree” of Doctor of Science (Honor Doctor or Honor degree or Doctor honoris causa). It is issued by universities, academies or the Ministry of Education without completing a course of study and without taking into account mandatory requirements (for publications, defense, etc.), but who have achieved great success in business and have gained fame in any field of knowledge (artists, jurisprudence, religious figures, businessmen, writers and poets, artists, etc.). Such people are attracted to teaching and give lectures at the best universities in many countries around the world. An honorary Doctor of Science degree is not awarded in medicine. An honorary degree may be awarded or withdrawn.

So, an academic degree confirms the scientific qualifications of its holder and his ability for fruitful scientific activity.

List of academic titles

In Russia, according to the unified register of academic degrees and titles, approved in 2002, the following are provided:academic titles:

1. Associate Professor by specialty according to the nomenclature of specialties of scientific workers or by department of an educational institution.Academic title of associate professor assigned to employees of scientific organizations for research activities, and to employees of higher educational institutions - for scientific and pedagogical activities.

2. Professor by specialty or department.Academic title of professor awarded to employees of higher educational institutions and scientific organizations for scientific and pedagogical activities and training of graduate students.

3. Corresponding Member(corresponding member) of the Academy of Sciences.

4. Full member (academician) of the Academy of Sciences.

System academic titles more confusing than the system academic degrees . So, there are different titles by specialty And by department. In addition, there are only scientific degrees (scientists), and titles - both scientific and pedagogical (teaching). Academic degrees are officially registered only by the Higher Attestation Commission (Higher Attestation Commission), and all kinds of academic titles are officially registered by the Higher Attestation Commission, the Ministry of Education, and the Russian Academy of Sciences.

How can we distinguish between the concepts of “academic degree” and “academic title” in order to reduce the often observed confusion in this regard?

Speaking about academic titles, one should distinguish title or simply the position held from academic title, which you can have without holding a similar position. Yes, you can borrow job title professor or associate professor, but not have the same ranks, confirmed by the presence of a certificate. On the contrary, you can have rank professor or associate professor, have the appropriate official certificate, but work not as a professor, but, for example, as a house manager, or even not work at all. So professors with the title of professor can work, alas, not as professors at all.

The matter is further complicated by the fact that people who work as professors, but do not have the same academic title, tend to call themselves professors, although in reality they only occupy professorship. It is curious that the military is more modest in this regard: for example, a colonel holding a general's position job title, does not call himself a general until he receives a general's title rank.

So, ranks "Associate Professor" or "Professor"supported by official certificates. Purely job titles "Associate Professor" or "Professor", are not associated with the official assignment of the same academic title.

At the same time, in order to occupy a decent position in a university or research institution, it is desirable (and sometimes mandatory) to have academic degree. The presence of an academic degree, position and required activities in this position give the right to receive academic title.

Academic degrees are awarded as a result of defending dissertations, and academic titles assigned based on the results of scientific and pedagogical activities.

About availability academic degree testifies diploma candidate or doctor of sciences, but about the availability academic title - certificate associate professor, professor. So official supporting documents for degrees And ranks are called differently.

Non-state degrees and titles

And you should definitely know about one more interesting detail. In Russia there are many non-state educational institutions: academies, universities, institutes, which sometimes have their own non-state dissertation councils. Some of them dare to completely separate from the state in the person of the Higher Attestation Commission and begin to award academic degrees, not just candidates, but even doctors of sciences without the participation of the Higher Attestation Commission , in the same way as is customary abroad, but in completely different conditions. After protection like this "non-state" Scientists are immediately issued diplomas sealed with seals, popularly called “crusts,” the forms of which are not difficult to produce or buy. The question of their legal force raises reasonable doubts...

According to Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of January 30, 2002 No. 74, only diplomas issued by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation or other authorized state bodies are valid as documents for the award of academic degrees provided for by the state certification system.

Academicians and Corresponding Members

Now in Russia scientific academies with their academicians and corresponding members form a whole pyramid.

On first level, at the top of this academic pyramid is created by Peter the Great in 1724. Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN) , which includes about a thousand corresponding members and full members (academics). This is the holy of holies of Russian science.

On second level academic pyramid are state branch academies , such as the Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS), the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, the Academy of Architecture and Construction, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Academy of Arts and, to some extent, the Academy of Natural Sciences (RAEN). They also include full members (academicians) and corresponding members, but their state academic “scholarships” are one and a half, or even two times lower than in the Russian Academy of Sciences, and in the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, in general, only the Academy itself has the right to pay money, without state support.

On third level so many have already arisen non-state , public academies , and in them"public" academicians and corresponding members that it is not easy to count them. But in these"academies" state academic scholarships are not paid at all, and even, on the contrary, in order to become a participant, one must pay an entrance fee - as a kind of payment for the right to bear the title of corresponding member or full member of such a non-state public Academy.

Related « public academies» the abroad our former compatriots. They quickly trade in titles, diplomas and certificates, making money on this, and not on science. And in Russia the number is growing"foreign academicians ", having beautiful"candy wrappers ", with notes in a foreign language, as if confirming their mythical international scientific status...

March 25, 2019, Electric power industry: generation, power grids, electricity market About a pilot project to create supply and demand aggregators in electricity markets Resolution of March 20, 2019 No. 287. The EnergyNet roadmap of the National Technology Initiative provides for the creation of a new entity in the electricity and capacity markets - supply and demand aggregators. The decisions made will make it possible, in pilot mode, to test a mechanism for the creation and development of such aggregators, ensuring the unification of consumers of electrical energy, distributed generation facilities and storage of electrical energy for the purpose of joint participation in the wholesale and retail electricity markets.

March 25, 2019, Urban Economics. Urban environment The methodology for determining the quality index of the urban environment has been approved Order of March 23, 2019 No. 510-r. The federal project “Formation of a Comfortable Urban Environment” of the national project “Housing and Urban Environment” provides for an increase in the quality index of the urban environment by 30% by the end of 2024, and a halving of the number of cities with an unfavorable environment in accordance with this index. To determine the quality index, 36 indicators will be used to characterize the state of the urban environment and living conditions of people.

March 25, 2019, Relocation of emergency housing On the implementation in 2019–2021 of regional programs for relocating citizens from emergency housing stock Order No. 446-r dated March 16, 2019, resolution No. 278 dated March 16, 2019. In order to monitor the implementation by the constituent entities of the Federation in 2019–2021 of regional targeted programs for the resettlement of citizens from emergency housing stock, recognized as such as of January 1, 2017, target indicators for the implementation of such programs were approved. For each subject of the Federation, the total area of ​​the emergency housing stock subject to resettlement and the number of citizens subject to resettlement have been established.

March 22, 2019, Higher, postgraduate and continuing education New rules for targeted training in higher and secondary educational institutions have been approved Resolution of March 21, 2019 No. 302. In connection with the entry into force of changes in legislation aimed at improving the mechanisms of targeted training, the Regulations on targeted training for educational programs of secondary vocational and higher education, the rules for establishing an admission quota for targeted training in universities at the expense of the federal budget, and a standard form of an agreement on targeted training were approved. training. The implementation of targeted training mechanisms is designed to increase the motivation of applicants and students in choosing a future place of work, increase the responsibility of employers for the selection of future workers, and reduce the shortage of qualified personnel in those regions where there are not enough specialists in the professions most in demand in the economy.

March 20, 2019, Railway transport The long-term development program of JSC Russian Railways until 2025 has been approved Order No. 466-r dated March 19, 2019. As part of the implementation of the long-term development program of JSC Russian Railways, in particular, it is planned to develop comprehensive services for shippers and improve the quality of freight transportation, increase the transport mobility of people within and between agglomerations, develop container transportation, expand the network of high-speed highways, and develop infrastructure to ensure future traffic volumes , transition to the “digital railway”.

March 20, 2019, Issues of labor productivity and employment support On the distribution of interbudgetary transfers for retraining and advanced training of enterprise employees in order to support employment and improve the efficiency of the labor market Order of March 19, 2019 No. 463-r. Interbudgetary transfers in the amount of 1.525 billion rubles were distributed to 31 constituent entities of the Federation. State support will allow 18,443 employees in 2019 to undergo advanced vocational training and receive additional vocational education that meets the needs of employers participating in the national project and meets the goals of increasing labor productivity.

March 20, 2019, On the investment project for the construction of a marine transshipment complex for liquefied natural gas in the Kamchatka Territory Order of March 14, 2019 No. 436-r. A comprehensive plan for the implementation of the investment project “Offshore transshipment complex of liquefied natural gas in the Kamchatka Territory” was approved. The implementation of the project will allow increasing the volume of transportation along the Northern Sea Route from 9.7 million tons in 2017 to 31.4 million tons by the end of 2026, ensuring the transition of the Northern Sea Route to year-round loading, creating the largest regional LNG hub in the region, attracting about 70 billion rubles of private investment, create new jobs.

March 20, 2019, State and municipal services On expanding the list of government services Resolution of March 19, 2019 No. 285. The list of state and municipal services has been supplemented by the state service of the Russian Pension Fund “Informing citizens about their classification as citizens of pre-retirement age.”

March 18, 2019, Gas production, transportation, export. LNG industry. Gasification On the use of foreign vessels for the implementation of projects for the production of liquefied natural gas Order of March 14, 2019 No. 435-r. To meet the need for specialized gas carrier vessels for the removal of liquefied natural gas and gas condensate from the Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 projects, the possibility of using 28 foreign vessels for these purposes has been established.

March 16, 2019, Migration policy A program for the Orenburg region to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad has been agreed upon Order No. 411-r dated March 13, 2019. The program provides for the resettlement of compatriots to the Orenburg region in order to meet the needs of the regional economy for qualified personnel in demand in the labor market. The implementation of the program will attract 4,200 compatriots to the Orenburg region by 2024.

March 16, 2019, Migration policy A program for the Kostroma region to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad has been agreed upon Order No. 419-r dated March 13, 2019. The program provides for the resettlement of compatriots to the Kostroma region in order to meet the needs of the regional economy for qualified personnel in demand in the labor market. The implementation of the program will attract more than 750 compatriots to the Kostroma region by 2020.

March 16, 2019, Migration policy A program for the Stavropol Territory to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad has been agreed upon Order No. 421-r dated March 13, 2019. The program provides for the resettlement of qualified personnel for the development of the economy of the Stavropol Territory, including for the implementation of investment projects, the development of small and medium-sized businesses, and the development of rural areas. The implementation of the program will attract 1,500 compatriots to the territory of the region by 2021.

March 16, 2019, Migration policy A program of the Republic of Tatarstan to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad has been agreed upon Order No. 420-r dated March 13, 2019. The program provides for the resettlement of qualified personnel, including specialists and scientists conducting current scientific research and technological developments, for the development of the economy of the Republic of Tatarstan. The implementation of the program will make it possible to attract 450 compatriots to the territory of the Republic by 2021.

March 15, 2019, Countering drug addiction On approval by the Government of the Russian Federation of the draft Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Cooperation of the CIS States in the Combating Illegal Traffic in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors Order of March 9, 2019 No. 394-r. The Protocol, in particular, proposes to introduce such new forms of cooperation between the Parties to the Agreement in the fight against illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors, such as the creation of joint investigative and operational teams for the purpose of uncovering and investigating crimes of a transnational nature related to illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors, as well as conducting comprehensive coordinated and joint interdepartmental, preventive and operational investigative activities, special operations.

March 15, 2019, Pension provision On indexation of social pensions Resolution of March 15, 2019 No. 271. The indexation coefficient for social pensions was set at 1.02 from April 1, 2019.

Order No. 348-r dated February 28, 2019. In order to develop the Russian petrochemical complex, it is planned, in particular, state support for export supplies of domestic high-value products, stimulation of investment activities of producers of petrochemical products, reducing the impact of infrastructure restrictions, stabilization of tax conditions and customs tariff regulation for a period of 15 years for organizations selling large petrochemical investment projects.

March 13, 2019, Remuneration. Income of the population On increasing wages for public sector workers Order of March 13, 2019 No. 415-r. From October 1, 2019, wages will be increased by 4.3% for employees of the public sector of the economy employed in federal institutions. Funds for these purposes are provided in the federal budget for 2019.

March 11, 2019 About the rector of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture Ilya Glazunov Order of March 7, 2019 No. 380-r

March 11, 2019, Migration policy A program for the Belgorod region to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad for 2020–2024 has been agreed upon Order of March 7, 2019 No. 373-r. The program provides for the resettlement of compatriots to the Belgorod region in order to meet the needs of the regional economy for qualified personnel in demand in the labor market. The implementation of the program will attract about 1,900 compatriots to the Belgorod region in 2020–2024.

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