List of Academic Ranks - United Kingdom

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