Recruitment, Promotion and Salaries 

Higher education institutions are required, in accordance with the legislation, to define policies on staff recruitment, promotion and remuneration. The general rules and conditions for the recruitment of academic staff are set out in the Law of Georgia on Higher Education, which establishes the system of academic positions and the main principles for their election. 

In addition, higher education institutions are required to promote the professional development of academic staff, including the establishment of policies on promotion, evaluation and remuneration, in accordance with the Authorization Standards for Higher Education Institutions and the Accreditation Standards for Educational Programmes. These standards require institutions to ensure transparent and fair procedures for staff recruitment, evaluation and professional development.

Professional status

Academic staff are employed by higher education institutions under labour contracts and are not classified as civil servants.

Employment conditions, including contract types and workload distribution, are determined by individual institutions within the framework of national legislation.

Planning Policy 

There is no centralised national mechanism for academic workforce planning within the higher education system. Higher education institutions independently determine their staffing needs and planning policies in line with their institutional development strategies. It should also be noted that, for state-funded public higher education institutions, certain aspects of remuneration policies are linked to the public funding and budgeting framework.

Entry, Status, Salaries, and Working Time 

Academic staff may be elected to the following academic positions: leading professor, professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and invited lecturer. Employment is typically based on a contractual arrangement, in accordance with the internal regulations of the higher education institution. The remuneration of academic staff and the distribution of workload between teaching and research are determined autonomously by each higher education institution. At the same time, the academic workload is generally proportionally related to the functions and responsibilities associated with the respective academic position. Private higher education institutions determine their remuneration policies independently, in accordance with their internal policies and financial capacities.

Dismissal

Dismissal of academic staff is governed by the Labour Code of Georgia and institutional regulations.

Retirement and pensions

Academic staff are subject to the general state pension system, with no specific retirement provisions applicable exclusively to higher education staff.