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As a higher education teaching professional, often called a lecturer or professor, you’ll be a researcher, teacher and expert in a certain subject who works at a university. Here you can find out more about what this job might involve, how your career could develop and what your daily activities might look like.
Working as a higher education lecturer will involve teaching students at a university level, as well as being a researcher and writer in your field. You could teach across a wide range of subjects and may also take on roles as a departmental head, author and speaker. You might educate students in lecture halls, laboratories, workshops or in the field.
You’ll be responsible for planning and delivering lectures according to the department’s curriculum, working closely with and tutoring students, supervising student research as well as conducting your own, publishing academic papers, giving talks and managing other departmental administrative work. You’ll find teaching around your passion and furthering your academic field highly rewarding.
Daily tasks will vary but could involve:
The average salary for a higher education teaching professional in the UK is £53,040. Graduates start at around £33,000.
You might travel nationally or internationally to attend academic conferences or give guest lectures during your career.
You’ll be able to work at home sometimes in this role, but lectures and research activity often involve being present on campus.
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