Job Description Postgraduate researchers work in a wide range of fields in the humanities, sciences and social sciences, although the science subjects use by far the greatest number of researchers. They are usually based in one or more university departments and work on projects alone, or collaboratively with colleagues in the same institution or in…>
Principal Lecturer (HE)
Job Description Principal Lecturers teach students at higher education institutions. Teaching usually takes place during the day between 9 am and 6 pm although some lecturers are also required to teach in the evenings. Principal lecturers divide their time between classroom hours and preparing for teaching or meeting students privately. The job may also involve…>
Professor (US)
Job Description Professors in the United States teach students at public and private colleges. Teaching usually takes place during the day between 9am and 6pm although some professors are also required to teach in the evenings. Increasingly, they are involved in teaching distance-learning courses by correspondence or the Internet. Professors divide their time between…>
Alumni Relations Officer
The connection between student and university exists well after graduation. Managing the relationship between the institution and the graduates is the Alumni Relations Office. The office communicates with the alumni community through newsletters, events, web pages and other resources. The role of Alumni Relations Officer is largely about communication. The role is set up to…>
Assistant Professor (HE)
Job Description Assistant Professorships are roughly equivalent to lectureships. It is a title used in the U.S., but a few universities in the U.K., such as Warwick, are also moving over to the use of this title. Assistant Professors teach students at further or higher education institutions. Teaching usually takes place during the day…>
Clinical Lecturer (HE)
Job Description Clinical Lecturers teach students at further or higher education institutions. Teaching usually takes place during the day between 9am and 6pm although some lecturers are also required to teach in the evenings. Lecturers divide their time between classroom hours and preparing for teaching or meeting students privately. Clinical Lecturers also spend part…>
MSc Course Administrator
Description: Course Administrators are directly involved with course maintenance and operation. The administrator facilitates the delivery of the course by, among other things, ensuring that timetabling is organised, finances and grants are correctly handled and external projects, placements and assignments are properly administered. Administrators for MSc courses have some specific tasks such as the submission…>
Dean
Job Description The role of Dean is an administrative and managerial one. No teaching is involved. Deans are responsible for overseeing the running of a number of departments within their faculty. They will manage recruitment and also implement policies that ensure parity across the faculty. They will also be concerned with furthering the university’s…>
University Departmental Administrator
Administrators in UK universities play a vital role in the institution. The role of administrator is both a challenging and varied field of work. There are two types of university administrator: those who work in central admin, and those who work in specific university faculties or departments. This job profile focuses on departmental administrators and…>
Head of Department
Job Description Heads of Department (hereafter referred to as ‘HoD’) run academic departments at higher education institutions. They are equal in academic stature to the role of professor. HoDs manage the day to day running of the teaching and research aspects of the department and are responsible for hiring new staff members and liaising…>