Almost 3,000 members of staff at the tertiary level
There were 2,990 staff members working 2,198 full-time equivalent jobs in schools at the tertiary level in November 2006, including overtime work. The year before, i.e. in November 2005 there were 2,756 staff members working 2,135 full-time equivalent jobs at the same level. The number of personnel has therefore increased by 234 since the previous year, or by 8.5%, while the number of full-time equivalents has increased by 63, or 3.0%. These figures include all staff members, both instructional personnel and others. In November 2006 there were 2,052 instructional staff members employed at the tertiary level working 1,338 full-time equivalent jobs but in November 2005 they were 1,832 working 1,247 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of teaching personnel has therefore increased by 220, or 12.0%, whereas the number of full-time equivalents has increased by 91, or by 7.3%.

A decreasing proportion of part-time instructional personnel
By comparing the number of staff members with full-time equivalents, one can see that a good majority of instructors at the tertiary level hold part-time jobs. In November 2006 six out of every ten instructors at the tertiary level held less than one full-time equivalent job. A large majority, or 893 (43.5%) held less than one-half of a full-time equivalent job. During the academic year 2000-2001 seven out of every ten instructors held less than one full-time equivalent job. Therefore the proportion of instructors employed in part-time jobs has decreased during this period (see figure 1).

More than one-half (52.6%) of all instructors at the tertiary level are employed as part-time instructors on a temporary basis. This group of instructors work 535 out of 1,334 full-time equivalents jobs, which is 40.1%. Professors, assistant professors and lecturers each account for approximately 11% of instructional personnel working 15.7-17.5% of all full-time equivalents.

More females are employed as professors
The proportion of occupations by gender was similar in November 2006 as it has been for the last few years. Males were considerably more numerous among presidents, professors and assistant professors. There were two female presidents and eight males. Out of 236 professors there were 44 women, or 18.6%, which is an increase by 1.2 percentage points from last year.
In November 2006, 51.9% of all instructional personnel at the tertiary level were males working 750 full-time equivalent jobs, whereas women were 48.1% working 588 full-time equivalent jobs. Male instructors outnumber women at the tertiary level only. Women outnumber men as instructors at all other levels in the Icelandic school system.

About the data
Data on personnel in schools at the tertiary level come from the schools and the State Accounting Office. These personnel data include all personnel who were employed by universities and other schools at the tertiary level in November 2006. Instructional personnel includes everyone who had some instructional duties in November 2006. Instructors who were on leave when the data were collected are not included in the data on instructional personnel. However, they are counted among all staff members if they received salary during the reference period. Education refers to the highest level of education attained.