Working time

The average number of weekly working hoursin Russia is around 40 hours.

The annual workload of academic staff depends on their academic rank and position:
Teaching assistant – 900 hours
Senior lecturer – 850 hours
Associate professor – 800 hours
Professor – 700 hours

The Southern Federal University staff work on average 36 hours 6 days a week from Monday to Saturday and the weekend is Sunday.
Researchers work 5 days a week.