The Scientific Career System shall apply to scientific personnel in the government service with at least master’s degree and/or doctorate degree and non-faculty full-time researchers from the State Universities and Colleges (SUCS).
The SCS covers the following disciplines:
• Natural Sciences
• Agricultural Sciences
• Engineering and Technology
• Medical Sciences
• Selected fields of Social Sciences as may be determined by the Scientific Career Council and listed in Annex A of the Merit System for the Scientific Career System.
• Agricultural Sciences
• Engineering and Technology
• Medical Sciences
• Selected fields of Social Sciences as may be determined by the Scientific Career Council and listed in Annex A of the Merit System for the Scientific Career System.
There are five ranks in the Scientific Career System with their corresponding salary grades:
• Scientist I – SG 26
• Scientist II – SG 27
• Scientist III – SG 28
• Scientist IV – SG 29
• Scientist V – SG 30
• Scientist II – SG 27
• Scientist III – SG 28
• Scientist IV – SG 29
• Scientist V – SG 30