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Senior University Lecturer salary - shocked!

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salary · 16/10/2024 11:17

I've just seen an advert for the above position, at a nearby Uni. The salary is anywhere between £39k and £64k, based on whether it is filled by a grade 7, 8 or 9 person.

I am genuinely shocked at how low this salary is, for such a high profile role. Do they get huge bonuses or something?

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RockGirl · 21/10/2024 18:21

EsmaCannonball · 20/10/2024 12:56

I have a family member who is a university lecturer. She has taught at some of the country's most prestigious universities but didn't get her first full-time permanent position until she was in her forties. Up until that point she went from temporary position to temporary position, most of them part-time.

Another massive problem in academia is the recruitment process being a mere legal technicality. Jobs are advertised, interviews are held, but the position has been offered to someone the senior staff already had in mind.

This is a very broad accusation. I'm a head of school and chair all my recruitment panels. I can tell you that all applicants are treated fairly, as my ultimate aim is to find the best person possible to fill the post.

Gr8bolsoffyre · 21/10/2024 18:29

EsmaCannonball · 20/10/2024 12:56

I have a family member who is a university lecturer. She has taught at some of the country's most prestigious universities but didn't get her first full-time permanent position until she was in her forties. Up until that point she went from temporary position to temporary position, most of them part-time.

Another massive problem in academia is the recruitment process being a mere legal technicality. Jobs are advertised, interviews are held, but the position has been offered to someone the senior staff already had in mind.

That is absolutely not the case at the institutions I have worked at.

eggandonion · 21/10/2024 20:46

Company secretary type roles are very senior! Sometimes a job description can be misleading!

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