Academic ranks at Salahaddin University are:

• Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Lecturer
• Assistant Lecturer

Minimum Requirements for Academic Positions in Kurdistan:

• Assistant Lecturer (MSc or MA degree + Teaching Methodology Certificate, Academic ability test)
• Lecturer (MSc ,MA or PhD degree + 2 Published papers+ 3years teaching experience +Quality Assurance Pass for at least three years + recommendation report from ascientific department)
• Assistant Professor (MA,MSc or PhD + 5 Published papers+ 8 years teaching experience + Quality Assurance Pass for  at least four years + recommendation report from a scientific department)
• Professor (PhD + 11 Published papers + 14 years teaching experience + Quality Assurance Pass for at least six years + recommendation report from a scientific department)