Pros and Cons of BEING A UNI LECTURER

Welcome to my new Thursday mini-series on becoming a university lecturer. In this series we will chat about all things relating to becoming a uni lecturer and career progression. Don't forget, Monday videos will now be about day to day life as a uni lecturer i.e. what I'm up too!
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[@DrCST]

So... do you want to be a lecturer?! Let me know in the comments :)

[@ayshaluthfa8565]

yes

[@faysmith7248]

Yes. Gona watch your video 😊 I do all this anyway and may aswell go professional plus I need STRUCTURE

[@antoine1407]

I wish!

[@Vijetavijay84]

I wants to be come lecture in the ul college, University

[@Vijetavijay84]

I wants teaching job in the UK universities

[@user-mf4ut9yz3k]

Thank you Dr. Caroline Shenton-Taylor. I found your video very useful for lecturer interviews, although not many questions will appear at my job interview, but they are all quite directive.

[@dr.mohamedmansour2971]

I was a lecturer for around 7 years, now I am an associate professor. I wish I have known your channels long time ago, but later is better than never. I watched this video while it says 2 year ago but always your videos are useful as well as interesting.

[@fksaadaari]

I am a new lecturer and have learnt so much from you. You have a new subscriber Dr!

[@tanuharidixit1737]

Your enthusiasm is contagious! :)

[@DrCST]

Thank you!

[@Schoem84]

I'm a little late to the party but your videos are a godsend!

[@koolword7477]

So vibrant and positive ❤️

[@huyenlethiphuong1597]

I'm planning to become a lecturer and found your channel. I really love your vibe. I think that you are a really friendly lecturer. Thank you very much :D

[@DrCST]

Thanks for watching and the lovely comment 😃

[@zahrashah395]

Helpful videos

[@sharika8888]

Got an interview tomorrow for the Lecturer position and I am glad I found your channel. Planning to watch all of your videos before I go to bed.

[@DrCST]

Good luck for the interview! 😀

[@sharika8888]

I smashed it. Thanks for all the tips. It was helpful to prepare about the future research interest, building relationship etc you mentioned in the interview prep video.

[@keanuperi8269]

Planning to do my masters in biology next year who knows what the future holds haha, great video very informative

[@DrCST]

All the best for your masters course next year. Thanks for watching!

[@bijogny]

I am a new lecturer and learning a lot from your pros and cons.

[@DrCST]

I'm glad it is helpful - thanks for watching!

[@sardorbekmurtozayev7234]

Very informative video in which I listened what I wanted. In the future, I want to a lecturer. Currently, I am studying for a masters in economics.

[@DrCST]

I'm glad the video was useful. All the best for your studies and onward career.

[@boredengineer6917]

For some reason I've recently discovered this interest in me to go into Academia, your videos have helped me loads in giving me insight into UK academic life. Appreciate all the advice you give and keep up the great videos 👍 before I go, this may be mentioned in another video so forgive me if it is but how many hours do you typically work in a week would you say? And does this vary between your colleagues. The work life balance for me seems very attractive but I also don't want to work too much

[@DrCST]

Thanks for watching the videos! The work life balance can be quite variable depending on where you are in the university calendar (i.e is it semester time or student vacation). In the main I really like the freedom to set my own schedule. It may also depend on your subject (eg running experiments can be particularly busy) and how much teaching you are timetabled to give. I might try to track my hours and then do a proper comparison with my previous industry job! 😊

[@loves965]

I'm planning to become a lecturer with sub English plz guide me I'm from India and I have done bachlors and masters with English subject in Indian universities.And now I'm going to US so I need your advise

[@harithwick6607]

It's very helpful

[@DrCST]

Thank you :)

[@jakedesantis8957]

Great video! I am considering becoming a lecturer and heard many universities don’t have research requirements for this position, is that true? Personally I’m more interested in the teaching aspect and not the research part and was wondering if it’s possible for lectures to not do much research?

[@DrCST]

In my experience UK lecturers often have a mix of teaching and research - but this might vary depending on your subject. (In the US the term lecturer has a different meaning, often being a teaching only role.) It might be worth also considering the Teaching Fellow to Professor of Teaching route > kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGmbfqqkZpuKeas 😀

[@hamzahs1]

I am starting next month as a lecturer. Looking forward to do independent research and start teaching

[@DrCST]

All the best for the new job 😃

[@nathanielhoy96]

I'm currently a PhD coming up to the final year of my funding. I'm torn because there's good salaries and jobs available in my industry but at the same time I've come to really like the University I'm at, and in particular, my teaching activities (more so than my research). Also, as a Computer Scientist, funding isn't strictly required to produce good research so that's one less thing to worry about. My University is also in a period of hiring many Computer Science lecturers and current PhDs that do their AFHEA are quite easily bumped up into full-time lecturer positions, particularly if they've been there for a while like I have since my undergraduate. Academia seems like a natural progression but salaries and the promotion structure seems antiquated. Equally, having spent so much time in academia, the world of industry seems daunting, especially as I've come to enjoy working independently when it comes to research. Would you say that your time in industry was beneficial or would you recommend going straight into lecturing?

[@DrCST]

For me personally, I loved my time in industry and knew it was the right move for me to make after the PhD. (Some of my friends stayed in academia and seemed equally happy.) Fast forward some years, I then equally felt it was right to move back to university as a lecturer! As you comment there are so many factors to consider - working hours, working pattern, type of work, opportunities for growth & travel, finances ... the list goes on. Good luck for your decision and next career steps.

[@Heyu7her3]

You should try applying for an internship at a tech company to see if you'd like it

[@nathanielhoy96]

@@Heyu7her3 I've done a placement year doing my undergrad doing something else. Sod getting underpaid for a year again 😂

[@ahmedtolba293]

It's my aim now. Trying to anyway.

[@evanyigwebueze7641]

My greatest desire for job is to become a lecturer. Thanks Dr .

[@DrCST]

Thanks for watching 😀 All the best for your career.

[@rishabhpawar4848]

Hello, from India, I also want to do join UK university as college lecturer. But i am from humanities background, i did mine Grad, Post grad from Pol Science. May i know what is the criteria of selection of individual if one want to join as lecturer.

[@DrCST]

Hi - thanks for watching the channel. I've a video playlist dedicated to academic careers, entry requirements for a lecturer etc which hopefully can help 😀kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGmbfqqkZpuKeas

[@alexrajam]

I want to become a lecturer in Commerce or Accountancy. Can you guide me please ?

[@DrCST]

Hi - I've popped an answer on the Lecturer to Professor Video :)

[@dr.johnpaul7374]

everything you say in this video is very educational and of interest to me but will you be talking about how much does an lecturer get paid, who pays for the traveling expensive, room and board when out of state, meals is this included.

[@DrCST]

Thanks for the comment 😀 I've touched on the salary scale in a past video but a while ago so deft time for a refresh about pay, travel costs etc. Thank you - I'll add that to the list of upcoming summer videos.

[@dr.johnpaul7374]

I like all your videos very much, I would be a fool if I didn't take this chance to ask you, are you single? I asked because you're not only very intelligent but boy you're very good at looking. With my luck you are probably married unavailable

[@albinashamanska4125]

Thank you from Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@angelynakukwe9069]

you seem so nice

[@maryamshaikh8017]

Is it compulsory to do research? If someone just wants to teach and doesn't enjoy research a lot, can they still be a lecturer or professor

[@DrCST]

There is a dedicated teaching stream at my university, and those academics on it engage with teaching and pedagogic research - this video might help kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5TCh3lrmZeZjs0si=yCX8xEhOFhStpyRb

[@maryamshaikh8017]

Thank you so much 💛