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Reader (or principal lecturer in some post-1992 institutions [6]) Senior lecturer (not all universities have this title [7]) Lecturer or clinical lecturer: this is largely equivalent to an 'Assistant Professor' rank at a US university; Assistant lecturer, demonstrator, seminar leader, associate lecturer, graduate teaching assistant
This three step hierarchy is akin to the US-scale, of full-, associate- and assistant-professors. Until the early 1990s no upward mobility was available in the Icelandic system. Most university teachers were hired as "prófessor." A "dósent" or a "lektor" wishing to ascend to a higher rank had to apply for a new position when it became available.
The Nurses Salaries Committee was the first official body to fix salary scales and conditions for nursing in England. It was founded in 1941, and ceased its activity with its last report in 1943. It was founded in 1941, and ceased its activity with its last report in 1943.
In most UK, New Zealand, Australian, Swiss and Israeli universities, there are ranks equivalent to senior lecturer (Oberassistent or Akademischer Oberrat in German, Chargé de cours in French, or מרצה בכיר in Hebrew), all being roughly comparable to the level of "associate professor" in North American universities, and "lecturer" is roughly equivalent to the North American "assistant ...
In the few UK universities, including the University of Cambridge, [11] that have adopted North American academic titles (i.e. lecturer is equivalent to assistant professor; senior lecturer equivalent to associate professor; professor equivalent to professor), readerships have become assimilated to professorships.
Senior lecturers and readers are sometimes paid on the same salary scale, although readers are recognized as more senior. Many open-ended lecturers in the UK have a doctorate (50.1% in 2009–2010) and often have postdoctoral research experience. [7] In almost all fields, a doctorate is a prerequisite, although historically this was not the case.
The University and College Union (UCU) is a British trade union in further and higher education representing over 120,000 academics and support staff. [ 2 ] UCU is a vertical union representing casualised researchers and teaching staff, "permanent" lecturers and academic related professional services staff.
The Guardian University Guide, an annual ranking of UK universities produced by The Guardian. Times/Sunday_Times: The The Times and Sunday Times University League Tables, an annual ranking of UK universities jointly produced by The Times and The Sunday Times. THE_W: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (ranking among all ...