United Kingdom
Teaching, research, and scholarship career pathway
- Professor
- Reader
- Senior lecturer, or senior teaching fellow (or principal lecturer in post-1992 institutions)
- Lecturer, or clinical lecturer, or teaching fellow (or senior lecturer in post-1992 institutions)
Pre-/non-career grade: teaching, research, and scholarship
- Assistant lecturer, demonstrator, seminar leader, associate lecturer, Graduate teaching assistant,
- Visiting professor distinguished academic for the duration of a visit under a formal arrangement with an institution.
Research career pathway
- Professor or professorial fellow
- Reader
- Senior research fellow
- Research fellow
Pre-/non-career grade: research career pathway
- Research associate
- Research officer
- Research assistant
Emeritus ranks
- Emeritus professor
- Emeritus reader
- Senior fellow
- Fellow
Administrative ranks: England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- Chancellor (titular)
- Pro-chancellor (titular)
- Vice-chancellor (some are referred to as provost or president)
- Deputy vice-chancellor
- Pro-vice-chancellor
- Deans of faculties
- Heads of departments/schools
- Department/school directors of studies
Administrative ranks: Scotland
- Chancellor (titular)
- Rector (ancient universities only)
- Principal (who is also vice-chancellor)
- Deputy principal
- Vice-principals
- Deans of faculties
- Heads of departments/schools
- Department/school directors of studies
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