Keith Wilson, Tutorial Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sussex Dr Keith Wilson works in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sussex as a Lecturer and Tutorial Fellow. Keith completed his PhD at the University of Warwick, where he undertook an exchange with Columbia University in New York…>
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Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at the University of Bath
Dr Petra Cameron Lecturer in Physical Chemistry Faculty of Science, University of Bath Dr Petra Cameron works at the University of Bath where she is a Lecturer in Physical Chemistry in the Faculty of Science. Petra is an active scientific researcher and was awarded the Harrison-Meldola memorial prize and medal by the Royal Society…>
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 teaching (and often much more…>
Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology – Roja Muthiah Research Library in Chennai, India
by Sarah Marten Dr Stephen P Hughes works as a Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. He has just returned from fifteen months working in India, conducting research into the social history of Tamil cinema during the 1940s in…>
Human Resources Adviser at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
by Sarah Marten Dorette Morgan spent six months during 2009 at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand undertaking an exchange visit in the Human Resources department where she worked as a Human Resources Adviser. Dorette’s usual job is Personnel Manager at the University of Bristol, working with the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry….>
Learning Technologist at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School
by Sarah Marten Tim Vincent is a Learning Technologist at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), which is a partnership between the University of Brighton, the University of Sussex, and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. In 2009 BSMS obtained a 95% overall satisfaction rate in the National Student Survey, the second…>
The Challenges Facing Academic Staff in UK Universities
Everyone who has featured as a case study in our Career Development pages agrees on one thing – they really enjoy their jobs, and have no plans to move on from the university sector in the foreseeable future! Most echo the feelings of Professor Martin Shepperd from Brunel University who said, “I love my job…>
Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Australia
by Sarah Marten Dr Karl Cox Dr Karl Cox has recently returned to the UK after working in Australia for over six years, initially as a Senior Research Associate in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney. He then proceeded to combine a post…>
Professor and Head of Marketing
About you? What is your background? BE (Chemical ENGG.) PGDBM (IIM-Bangalore) PhD (Management sciences) What initially attracted you to your job? The challenge of being a fresh mind in this area of knowledge and of stimulating creativity in young minds. I believe these are the pillars of the nation. Define your job? a) As…>
Professor of History/ Director of the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance
Steve Hindle is Professor of History at the University of Warwick and is also the Director of the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance. About You What is your background/experience? A-levels at Secondary school in Warrington, Lancs. (1983); BA History Cambridge (1986), MA History & Political Science Minnesota (1988); PhD History Cambridge (1992); JRF…>