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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.
Your research output, teaching skills and academic network are central to your career progression in this field.
You may start your career as a doctoral and postdoctoral student, building expertise in your academic field or technical area. You’ll start taking on more teaching responsibilities as you progress and will get involved in more significant research activities. Promotion in this career will come off the back of research performance and grant funding success. With time you could become a senior lecturer, professor or dean.
Self-employment will be possible for you through working as an academic tutor, examiner or consultant to industry.
You’ll typically need to complete a qualification in higher education teaching to complement your academic qualifications. This might be a PGCHE or postgraduate certificate in higher education.
Working towards fellowship is a common way to gain prestige as an academic, along with gaining membership of professional bodies that are relevant to your field.
External training courses in administrative, IT or management skills are also commonly offered by many institutions.
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