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

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