Singapore is a country that values business and industry, and the culture of success means that education is viewed as being very important. Jobs for international academics can be found in various fields. Engineering is a key field for academia and industry alike on the small island of Singapore. On…>
Career Development
Improve Your Employability With A Professional Qualification
Professional qualifications are offered by professional associations or bodies; organisations that support their members by providing training, qualifications and career development appropriate to a specific career sector.
Teaching skills: Delivering an Effective Lecture
Even with the widespread use of e-learning and the creative use of new types of learning spaces, lecturing is still used to convey new knowledge or skills to a large number of students in a relatively short time. Often they are used to introduce key concepts which are then developed…>
What kind of academic do you want to be?
While competition for academic jobs is fierce and progression even to entry-level is not guaranteed to PhD graduates, once entered, a career in academia can take all sorts of twists and turns as different opportunities present themselves along the way.
How to use Guest Lecturer Jobs to Raise your Profile
As well as teaching at your own institution there are many ways that you can use your skills as a lecturer to enhance your reputation as a scholar, to help you to build your career profile and maybe even to earn more money as well. Why would I be…>
Working in China – Education Sector and Research Funding
China boasts the biggest education scene in the world. Yet it’s education system has set modernization and international understanding as the targets for its reform strategy. The goal is to continually increase the number of students and improve standards of education. The government is running various projects in order to…>
Visiting Lecturer Posts: How to get one & How they Benefit your Career
There are two sorts of visiting lecturer posts. One, common in the US, where a non-permanent member of staff who does not have a contract elsewhere is employed for a short time to deliver teaching or meet research agendas. This sort of lecturing is seen as one step above adjunct…>
Translating your Skills from Academia into Business
Transition your skills from Academia to Business with jobs.ac.uk Do you want to take your academic and research skills into the world of business? This article explores how you can adapt your skills from Academia and successfully use them in the business sector. You may be searching for an innovative…>
New Zealand Immigration – Information on Working Visas
If you apply and are granted a position with a New Zealand University it will be offered on the provision that you are able to obtain a New Zealand Visa. However, the university will be able to provide assistance and guidance to newly appointed staff from overseas. Most work and…>
Lecturer in Media Production and New Media at Aarhus University, Denmark
by Sarah Marten Eva Sorum Poulsen works as a Lecturer in Media Production and New Media Subjects in the Institute of Business and Technology, which is part of Aarhus University, and is located in Herning, Denmark. She is also their Erasmus Socrates Project Manager. Eva originally comes from Costa…>