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.


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