Career Advice On Becoming a Lecturer

Career Advice On Becoming a Lecturer
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Becoming a lecturer requires an immense amount of skill and experience. While a postgraduate degree may not have been a necessity 40 or 50 years ago, it is a near necessity for anyone that is looking for lecturer jobs today.
In most cases, you will need a PhD to enter into the field.
A teaching certification or qualification is not needed, but it may boost your employment options. Your best bet is to start planning for your career while you’re obtaining your PhD. The job of a lecturer has two main facets:
·         Lecturing or teaching an audience or classroom full of students
·         Researching continually
You’ll need to choose which facet you like most. There are some lecturers who like to only discuss groundbreaking research that they’ve just been working on, while others love to lecture continually on topics that are relatively known.


As a lecturer, you’ll need to be prepared for:
·         Training: An immense amount of training goes in to becoming a lecturer. Universities are continually training lecturers on new teaching methods, classroom techniques and pedagogical skills. Initial training typically takes one year, with the lecturer earning a teacher qualification in the end. While not a necessity, having a teaching qualification can help you find your first job.
·         Research: Working as a lecturer requires you to be at the forefront of the field. You’ll be encouraged to be an active researcher, which is a big challenge for many lecturers. You’ll be required to work in different research areas as well as publications so that your seen as an expert in the field.
Lecturer jobs require the best experts in the field. You will need to undergo immense amounts of studying and research so that you can build yourself up as an industry expert. It’s not an easy task, and this is a field where you’ll be a continual learner that is expected to always be up-to-date in the field.

Having any publications under your name or having done any major research assignments is definitely a bonus for someone entering the field.
In an ideal world, you’ll be able to become a lecturer at your respective University. This situation will allow you to ensure that you have the requirements and qualifications to get the job. Most universities will offer lecturing positions to a PhD that has shown the utmost in research and lecturing ability.
Obtaining a high GPA is very important, with your grade point average being looked at as far back as your bachelor’s degree.

While a formal teaching qualification is not going to be required by most universities, you will be expected to demonstrate your ability to teach students. If possible, attempt to land any job that will give you experience in teaching prior to becoming a lecturer. It is very important that you learn how to teach large groups of people.
Lecturers who take any teaching classes as part of their curriculum during their studies will find that getting a job is much easier.
Landing a permanent contract as a lecturer will be difficult at first, but permanent contracts will come as you gain more experience.


Source: Jobtonic

LIST OF GA QUESTIONS ASKED IN IBPS RRB ONLINE EXAM 2015 HELD ON: 27-09-2015 (EVENING SHIFT)

List of GA Questions Asked in IBPS RRB Online Exam 2015
Held On: 27-09-2015 (Evening Shift)
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 LIST OF GA QUESTIONS ASKED IN IBPS RRB ONLINE EXAM 2015 HELD ON: 27-09-2015 (EVENING SHIFT)
1)     Name the Yoga Express train? – Haridwar Mail
2)     Name the Capital of Uzbekistan? - Tashkent
3)     Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) maximum amount? - Rs. 5000
4)     International Day of Peace observed on? - 21 September
5)     'Dhanchayat' - an educational film made by which bank ? -HDFC
6)     Mettur Dam is located on which river?- Kaveri River, Tamil Nadu
7)     Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) premium ?- Rs. 12 per year
8)     Minimum amount one need to open PMJDY Account? – Zero
9)     Currency of Hungary? - Hungarian Forint
10)Joshna Chinappa is related to which sport? – Squash
11)RBI received how many applications for small finance banks? – 72
12)RBI fines 16 banks for what purpose? - For non-adherence of the Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering guidelines
13)Minimum Amount of Kisan Vikas Patra? - Rs. 1000
14)Winner of Wimbledon Mix Doubles 2015? - Leander Paes and Martina Hingis
15)Mahila bank headquarter located at? -New Delhi
16)Name the Author of “30 Women in Power: Their Voices, Their Stories”? - Naina Kidwai
17)Jeevan jyoti premium amount? - Rs. 330 per year
18)Government planned to raise Solar power project production to? - 1 lakh MW to 2022
19)Government has put compulsion of PAN on above 1 lakh gold purchase due to? - Money Laundering
20)Rock garden is build by?- Nek Chand
21)Name the Cabinet Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises?-Kalraj Mishra
22)Common Wealth Games 2022 will be held at? - Durban, South Africa
23)Name the Mobile App which was launched by SBI in partnership with Accenture and Mastercard?- SBI Buddy

LIST OF GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS ASKED IN IBPS RRB ONLINE EXAM 2015 HELD ON: 27-09-2015 (MORNING SHIFT)

List of GA Questions Asked in IBPS RRB Online Exam 2015
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LIST OF GA QUESTIONS ASKED IN IBPS RRB ONLINE EXAM 2015 HELD ON: 27-09-2015
1)     ‘GIFT’ stands for? - Gujarat International Finance Tech-City 
2)     What is the minimum capital requirement for Small banks?l - Rs. 100 crore
3)     Name the Capital of Egypt? – Cairo
4)     What is the currency of Argentina? – Peso
5)     Maximum Limit of Sukriti Kanya Yojana in a year? - Rs. 1.5 Lakhs
6)     US Open winner in Single men’s Category? - Novak Djokovic
7)     Bhramhaputra river originated from? – Chemayungdung
8)     Name the Asia's largest river? –Yangtze
9)     Name the Current Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC)? -Narayanaswami Srinivasan
10)Minimum fine announced by SEBI for the companies without having women director? - Rs 50,000
11)Name the Author of ’A tale of two cities’? - Charles Dickens 
12)The Pacific Ring of Fire wraps around the Pacific Ocean, including countries ?- Japan, Canada, New Zealand and Chile
13)Minakshi Temple located at? - Madurai, Tamil Nadu
14)For WiFi connections, with whom Indian Railways joins hand? – Google
15)“Niryat Bandhu@Your Desktop” An Online Certificate Programme in Export Import Business launched by ?- Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
16)Under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Government expected to spend how much amount? Rs 50,000 crore
17)World Water Day observed on? -  22nd March
18)LAF? - Liquidity adjustment facility 
19) Who set the world record in Dubai on the International Day of Yoga for a 61-minute headstand? - Ivan Stanley
20)Chillr App is launched by? -  HDFC Bank
21)Total Control Debit Card was launched by whom? - Axis Bank
22)LIBOR? -London Inter Bank Offered Rate
23)Name the Britain’s longest-reigning monarch after surpassing Queen Victoria’s rule of over 63 years? - Queen Elizabeth II
24)FDI Limit under the automatic route for white label ATM (WLA)? -100%
25)Name the New Home Secretary in place of LC Goyal? - Rajiv Mehrishi
26)Finance minister Arun Jaitley proposed to abolish which tax? - Wealth Tax
27)Misar is a town located in? – Serbia
28) Currency of Cuba? - Cuban Peso
29)NPA stand for?  - Non-Performing Asset

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