---
title: "Faculty Employment Agreements"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/education-law-en/faculty-employment-agreements-en"
field: "Education Law"
description: "Faculty employment agreements in Georgia: open competition, election conditions and academic freedom under the higher education law. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Faculty Employment Agreements

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/education-law-en/faculty-employment-agreements-en

## The Legal Nature of Faculty Employment Agreements

In Georgia, an employment contract with academic personnel is concluded in the manner prescribed by the labour legislation of Georgia — this rule is laid down directly in Article 36, paragraph 1 of the Law on Higher Education. A faculty employment agreement therefore rests on two layers: general labour law, which governs the form, duration and termination of the contract, and the special norms of the higher education law, which regulate how the position is obtained, the conditions of election and the rights of academic personnel.

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### How is a faculty employment contract concluded?

In the manner prescribed by Georgian labour legislation, supplemented by the special requirements of the higher education law concerning open competition and election.

### How early is a competition published?

The date and conditions of the competition are published no less than 1 month before the submission of documents closes.

### Who can be elected as leading professor?

A holder of a doctoral or equivalent degree with at least 8 years of scholarly-pedagogical experience and outstanding scholarly achievements.

### Does a teacher enjoy academic freedom?

Yes — the law grants the right to teach, research and publish without interference, and to determine the content of syllabi independently.