Job Description Readers teach students at higher education institutions. Teaching usually takes place between 9am and 6pm although some Readers are also required to teach in the evenings. Readers divide their time between classroom hours and preparing for teaching or meeting students privately. The job will also involve research activities if based in a…>
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Research Assistant (HE)
Job Description Research Assistants work in a wide range of different fields in the sciences and social sciences. 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 another university. The hours of work are flexible, being determined by the…>
Research Professor (HE in the UK)
Job Description Research Professors have a primary responsibility for leading the research culture in their department. They may also teach students at higher education institutions. In many cases, they will do less undergraduate teaching and focus more on teaching postgraduates. But the main focus of the job will involve their own research activities including presenting…>
Research Technician (HE)
Job Description Research Technicians work in a wide range of fields in the sciences and social sciences. 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 another university. The hours of work are flexible to be determined by the…>
Researcher (Privately funded or commercial company)
Job Description Private or commercially-based researchers work in a wide range of fields, including humanities, sciences and social sciences. Science subjects use by far the greatest number of researchers. They are usually based in one or more private companies and work on projects alone, or collaboratively with colleagues in the same company or in others….>
Researcher (HE)
Job Description University-based researchers work in a wide range of fields in the humanities, sciences and social sciences, although 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 another…>
Seminar Tutor (HE)
Job Description A Seminar Tutor teaches students at higher education institutions, usually between the ages of 18-80. Teaching usually takes place during the day between 9am and 6pm although some seminar tutors are also required to teach in the evenings. Seminar tutors divide their time between classroom hours and preparing for teaching or meeting students…>
Senior Lecturer (HE)
Job Description Senior Lecturers teach students at further or higher education institutions, usually between the ages of 18-80. Teaching usually takes place during the day between 9am and 6pm although some lecturers are also required to teach in the evenings. Senior lecturers divide their time between classroom hours and preparing for teaching or meeting students…>
University Technician
University Laboratory Technicians do a lot of hard work. Their ‘behind the scenes’ role is vital, catering for the day-to-day running of a research lab, as well as assisting students with research projects and maintaining and fixing machines. University Technicians ensure that the relevant machines and materials are available for use in the laboratory. They…>
Staff Writer/Magazine Journalist
A career in journalism often begins with a role as a staff writer. Staff writers are responsible for providing standard content, such as news reports, reviews and features. In comparison with a newspaper journalist or reporter which requires traveling, a staff writer for a magazine or website is an office-based role. There is a wide…>