university lecturer

Campus teaching faculty

A university lecturer is a faculty member who teaches at a college or university.

In British academic systems, lecturer is a standard rank below senior lecturer and reader, roughly equivalent to assistant professor in American institutions.

The term emphasizes teaching duties: She's a lecturer in economics at Edinburgh.

In American usage, lecturer often denotes a teaching-focused position without the research expectations or tenure track of a professorship.

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