Questions tagged [lecturer]
On the academic rank of lecturer. In the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and other countries, lecturer is a tenured faculty position roughly equivalent to a Professor of the Practice in the North American system. Do not use this tag for questions about lecturing as a teaching method.
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How to report fake qualifications (PhD) of a lecturer to the university?
While searching for papers published by my lecturer, I couldn’t find any record of him being awarded a doctorate from any university.
I asked him about his academic profile and I’m not getting any ...
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How to make very long lectures interesting?
The university I work at has 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials. How can I make the lectures more interesting and interactive than regular lecture mode? As usually I keep my tutorials hands ...
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How to handle a students' complaint of my teaching method?
I feel an international student has a grudge against me and has complained about me regarding my teaching methods etc. during lectures and that I read off the slides which I really don’t. The thing is,...
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What questions to ask before accepting a lectureship?
I recently received an offer for a lectureship position at a smaller UK university, albeit with a notable compensation decrease. I am seeking guidance on the key inquiries to pose during negotiations ...
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How to face some tough academic superiors who give undermining comments in the academic environment
If a group of Computing undergraduates ask to explain why 3 is greater than 2, what is the best way to explain it?
When I asked the above question in the Math SE, one of the Mathematicians said this ...
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If I get a HE fellowship do I still need a PGCert for academic practice or equivalent to become a lecturer?
I have a PhD and have been working as a researcher and associate lecturer in a UK University. I want to become a Lecturer. I have the credentials for a higher education (HE) Fellowship and some for a ...
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Is there a distinction in the application process between Skilled Worker visas for EU citizens and non-EU citizens?
I have received an offer for a lecturer position at a UK-based institution. Upon researching the visa application process, it appears that there is no differentiation between EU and non-EU citizens. ...
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Is double payment of health insurance required for UK Global Talent visa holders?
I have recently received an offer from a UK-based institution for a lecturer position. As a non-UK/EU citizen, securing a visa is a crucial step in this process. The initial duration of the position ...
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How to get approach in teaching a subject you are fluent in but not included in your degree
I am a Mathematics graduate and have done a post-graduate degree too, with a research component involving a mathematical application in cryptography.
I'm currently working as a temporary lecturer in ...
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When to start applying for permanent lectureships (UK, humanities)?
Last year, I finished my PhD in history and started a 3-year postdoc at a Russell Group university in the UK. I have a few peer-reviewed articles, but haven't published my thesis as a book yet. When ...
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In general, do students like or dislike classes that are taught jointly?
This is a question that I originally posted to matheducators.stackexchange.com but it was suggested that I might get some more answers here.
My department is considering using more than one lecturer (...
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What are reasons for which a less qualified person is hired as a lecturer? [closed]
I have worked as an adjunct at my University for 12 years, and I got my PhD (in mathematics) a few years ago. My goal, after getting my PhD, was to continue being an adjunct in my University until a ...
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Explanation of certain phrases in an online interview for a fixed term teaching position at a certain Scottish university
I've applied for a (teaching only) mathematics lecturer position at a certain Scottish university, and as part of the application process, they shortlisted me for an online interview, where they're ...
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Is agreeing to contact my referee considered accepting offer letter?
I had accepted an oral offer for lecturer position in UK. I had the offer letter, with question if it is ok to contact my referee? I answered yes and I informed the HR that I had couple of questions ...
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How to respond to failed start-up and salary negotiations for lecturer position?
I got a job offer from a UK university as a lecturer. I accepted the written offer and started start-up package negotiations.
I did not get anything cause it is a small university so I had a ...
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Advice on start-up package negotiation in the UK
I just got a lecturer position at UK university. However, coming from the clinical field, I have no idea what items I need to negotiate. I know the research part of it but my colleague told me it is ...
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How can I find guest lecturer gigs?
I am an established lecturer, with my own niche area of research. My area should be of interest to lots of Master of Arts (MA) courses in my field—I get good student feedback and it's an interesting ...
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Do UK faculty members have to obtain ATAS every year?
An international student or postdoc from a list of certain countries has to obtain an ATAS certificate before being able to applying for a UK visa, and that certificate has to be obtained again every ...
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Which factors should I consider when choosing between 2 jobs in 2 different countries? [closed]
I am faced with a dilemma: I just returned from two years trying out a lecturer position at a top Australian university. My US public R1 was generous to grant me a leave of absence to do so.
I am ...
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What are faculty search committees in Europe looking for in research and teaching statements, or how are the expectations different from US?
I am applying to faculty positions (Assistant Professor/Lecturer level) in several European Universities. Sorry for lumping all European universities into one; I understand that each university and ...
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How much time to hear back after a UK academic interview?
From your experience, how soon did you hear back from an academic interview in the UK? The Department with which I had an interview for a lecturer role said that they needed to appoint someone asap ...
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Are UK PhD studentships provided by PI grants or by their departments?
I have been recently accepted a lecturer position in a UK-based institution (which is supposed to be started in a couple of months). I had a discussion with my current postdoc supervisor (in a North ...
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What are the typical components of job application packets for Lecturer/Assistant Professor positions at UK universities?
I come from the US academic system (well, mostly), so please pardon my ignorance; I couldn't find a lot of information online so I ask this here. It appears to me that most of the UK lecturer/...
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How to deal with the lack of communication from the university (both HR and department) after accepting their lectureship offer?
I just accepted a lectureship position (offered by a UK institute) almost 15 days ago. As an international individual, I am supposed to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa supported by a sponsorship ...
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Should I negotiate visiting lecturer pay with my previous department
I recently left an full-time academic position in the UK for industry and the department wants me to continue to teach a module I have been in charge of as a visiting lecturer in future.
I do enjoy ...
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Is it ethical for lecturers to give marks based on another criteria other than the one they prescribed?
Is it ethical for a lecturer to give all students in their class full marks for a module when they have not assessed the quality of the assessments?
In one class, students were told they would be ...
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Getting a Lecturer Position in the UK
I am an electrical engineer working in the industry for some time. I have completed my PhD from Oxbridge comparatively recently. During my PhD, I have published two IEEE journal papers. Although, I ...
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How to negotiate on heavy social tasks and administratives that weren't advertised when you signed a lecturer contract?
I signed a deal as an undergraduate specialized lecturer with job description that prioritized research (followed by teaching). The (Human Capital) HC outlined these job descriptions when she offered ...
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Is it a red flag if a university explicitly disregards noting the work load in a lecturer contract?
Yesterday, I received a permanent lectureship offer from a UK university whose job description explicitly included two points:
1- The research workload and teaching workload are %80 and %20, ...
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Will a "Lecturer (Teaching)" in UK always remain a teacher without any opportunity for research and promotion like a "Lecturer"?
I am invited to an interview for a Lecturer (Teaching) position in a (very prestigious both research-and-teaching-based) UK institute. The duty and the responsibilities noted in the job ad clearly ...
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Why does one need to be a certified teacher to teach at secondary level and lower, but not at tertiary level?
Wikipedia article on Certified Teacher
In most countries one must be licensed to teach at pre-school, primary or secondary level. The process for acquiring the license typically involves taking and ...
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The more I improve the quality of my course, the worse the student evaluation becomes. Should I provide low quality lectures?
For almost 6 years, I have given courses on different CS topics at my university. This year, I decided to make my lectures and tutorials for a specific master course as perfect as possible, so I and ...
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How can I know if I am working fast enough to finish my PhD?
I am a second-year math Ph.D. student without a master's degree who likes taking math classes and loves TAing and tutoring, but dislikes research. During the first semester of my second year, I spent ...
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Associate Professors without a PhD?
The title "Associate Professor", which is commonly used in North America, is "usually connected to tenure" in that it is almost exclusively given to tenured or permanent professors ...
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Higher academic age and faculty applications
I am senior Postdoc in pure math about 7-8 years past the PhD. I am currently in a European country where it is not unusual to spend many years as a Postdoc and get hired on a tenured Professorship.
I ...
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May I email a former lecturer?
I recently had my delayed graduation ceremony and met up with an old lecturer who supervised my dissertation. It was nice to see them but we sadly didn't get the chance to catch up.
I was considering ...
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How to teach a class with huge differences between students' backgrounds?
As there are different students with different educational and economical backgrounds in the classroom, I would like to know how a professor can deal with those differences. For example, ...
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Assistant professor vs lecturer in the UK [duplicate]
I have been looking at various graduate programs in the UK, and noticed a lot of people under the title "lecturer" taking incoming PhD students. I've completed some graduate studies on a ...
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UK - Help me understand the instructions for a teaching position interview (lecture/presentation) (Computer Science)
I applied for a teaching position with a special focus on data science and artificial intelligence, these are the instructions for a presentation I will make:
Assume that the audience is a class of ...
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What type of content (depth/breadth) or structure of slides (PPT) is expected for a short presentation for Asst Professor interview in the UK?
I have been recently offered an interview for Asst. Professor at a mid-tier UK university.
I have completed my PhD from a top-tier (Oxbridge) university in the UK and had applied for this position ...
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Can someone with only a master's degree promoted to a permanent full-time faculty at a two-year college? [closed]
Long story short, I am a master's graduate it statistics, and I recently applied to enrol in a local two-year college program to land a job in my rural hometown (I prefer to have a career in my rural ...
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Copyrights of recorded lectures? [closed]
Most universities around the world are now requesting their lecturers to record lectures and post them on a repository. In my university, we use Moodle to store and share video recordings.
My question ...
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Associate Professor vs Assistant Professor vs Lecturer [duplicate]
I want to know the difference between associate and assistant professor in terms of contract length, status and salary. And also how both positions are published and what's the recruitment process of ...
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Do my publications help my department/university?
I am currently a mathematics lecturer at a state university in the US. I still do research and put a lot of effort into publications, although it is not required for my position. My question is: Will ...
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Does a lecturer need to cite their teaching material? [duplicate]
My lecturer uses powerpoints as a teaching material. During the first class she told me that we are using a book as resource for our class. But one day I realised that some parts are not from the book....
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How to resolve current situation with a lecturer that comes across as overly critical/abrasive? [closed]
I am currently in my final year of a Computer Science degree in which there is a database module, and the first large-scale assignment is in progress. The Lecturer that has led most of the classes has ...
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Is there such thing as a person who books guest lectures?
I'm a professional photographer. I have done numerous lectures at colleges and high schools about photography and photo assisting. This has always been for ex-professors or peers that have become ...
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How do universities avoid being "outmaneuvered" in removing poorly-performing faculty who bring in large research grants?
Consider an "ambitious" assistant professor (junior, untenured faculty) appointed to a junior lectureship in a medicine, physical science or engineering department with the usual teaching ...
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Online classes - student says his learning style is different so he doesn't attend
My university has opted for online classes this semester, and I think it is great to be honest for the nature of the course topic, so a 3 hour course has a live section, reading assignments section ...
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Where is your line with students on social media?
I will be giving lectures for the first time this semester starting in 2 weeks (online due to covid), some students already started to add me and follow me on social media (LinkedIn mainly for now). I ...
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