This section provides a comparative analysis of some key academic positions - PhD Candidate, Postdoctoral Researchers and Professor – and corresponding employment details in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland and UK.

The information generally applies to academics of all disciplines (not just Informatics) in each country, unless when remarked otherwise.