Article 332. Term of labor contracts with employees of higher education institutions

All scientific and educational positions in institutes, universities, etc. are filled under a labor contract concluded for five years.

Competitive selection precedes conclusion of the labor contract at filling scientific and educational positions excluding a faculty dean and a sub-faculty head. An instruction on the abovementioned position filling is approved in the procedure fixed by the Government of Russian Federation.

The positions of faculty dean and sub-faculty head of an institute, a university, etc. are elected ones. The election procedure is determined by the by-laws of educational institutions.

In state and municipal institutes, universities, etc. the chancellor, pro-rector, faculty dean, filial (institute) heads are filled by the persons not older than 65 years notwithstanding the labor contract conclusion time. The persons filling the abovementioned positions who reached this age are moved to other jobs correspondent to their qualifications upon their agreement.

A founder (founders) of higher education institutions has the right to increase age of a chancellor up to 70 years upon proposal of an academic council of this institution.

Article 333. Work hours of educational employees

Limited work time of 36 hours per week is established for educational employees of educational institutions.

Teaching load of an educational employee stipulated in a labor contract may be limited with a maximum limit in the events foreseen by the standard instruction on correspondent educational institution approved by the Government of Russian Federation.

Work time (educational work hours for a wages rate) is determined for employees of educational institutions by the Government of Russian Federation taking into consideration their job characteristics and depending on their post and/or profession. Educational workers are allowed to combine jobs including the similar job and professions.

Article 334. Annual General Paid Long Leave

Employees of educational institutions are granted annual general paid long leave which duration is determined by the Government of Russian Federation.

Article 335. Long leave of educational employees

Employees of educational institutions after each 10 years of their continuous service have the right for leave of absence for a period up to one year. The procedure and conditions of this leave are determined by a founder and/or by-law of this institution.