higher education lecturer
Higher education lecturers instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of study, which is predominantly academic in nature. They may have job titles such as senior lecturer or professor. They work with their teaching and research assistants for the preparation of lectures and exams, for grading papers and exams, for leading laboratory practices, and for leading review and feedback sessions for the students. They also conduct academic research in their respective field, publish their findings and liaise with their academic colleagues.
Also called: university lecturer, professor, higher education instructor, reader, university reader, principal lecturer, HE lecturer, university professor
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- essential skills
- 52
- optional skills
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- related roles
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Essential skills
25- apply blended learning
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- assist students in their learning
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- curriculum objectives
- develop course outline
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- liaise with educational staff
- liaise with educational support staff
- manage personal professional development
- mentor individuals
- perform classroom management
- prepare lesson content
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- research design
- synthesise information
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- think abstractly
- university procedures
- write work-related reports
Optional skills
52- administer exams
- Ancient Greek
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- assist in the organisation of school events
- assist students with their dissertation
- conduct research across disciplines
- conduct scholarly research
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- discuss research proposals
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- establish collaborative relations
- evaluate research activities
- facilitate teamwork between students
- funding methods
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- keep records of attendance
- laboratory techniques
- Latin
- learning difficulties
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage research data
- manage resources for educational purposes
- monitor educational developments
- operate open source software
- participate in scientific colloquia
- perform laboratory investigations
- perform laboratory tests
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- present reports
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- provide career counselling
- provide lesson materials
- provide technical expertise
- publish academic research
- Sanskrit
- scientific research methodology
- serve on academic committee
- speak different languages
- supervise doctoral students
- supervise educational staff
- supervise laboratory operations
- teach medical laboratory technology principles
- work with virtual learning environments
- write scientific publications
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