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how to get a professor or lectures position?

Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 12:37 am
by Gerald
After completing the PhD, how do we get the lecturer or professor position? What are the requirements? Does it need many papers and teaching experience?

Re: how to get a professor or lectures position?

Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 1:56 am
by admin
Hi
To become a lecturer, research experience is less relevant because your work is to teach. If you have teaching experience It will help. During interview, you may be asked to do a teaching demo so that the selection committee can evaluate your teaching skills.

To become a professor, both teaching and research abilities are evaluated. For research, you need to show you can publish high quality papers in good journals and conferences. The number of papers is less important than the quality

Re: how to get a professor or lectures position?

Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 3:54 am
by gmc
admin wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 1:56 am Hi
To become a lecturer, research experience is less relevant because your work is to teach. If you have teaching experience It will help. During interview, you may be asked to do a teaching demo so that the selection committee can evaluate your teaching skills.

To become a professor, both teaching and research abilities are evaluated. For research, you need to show you can publish high quality papers in good journals and conferences. The number of papers is less important than the quality
I am curious Prof. Philippe, how many jobs did you apply for before getting a position? When is the best time to start searching for a job?

Re: how to get a professor or lectures position?

Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 4:29 pm
by admin
HI GMC,

Personally, when I was a post-doctoral researcher in 2010, I applied for many jobs I must have sent CV to at least 50 universities in a few countries and passed about 4 interviews for various positions before finding a good match. The best is to start applying at least 6 months in advance if possible. It is not easy to find a job in some countries, so it is better to prepare well (and proofread) your CV and write personalized letters for each position.

Hope this helps,
Philippe

Re: how to get a professor or lectures position?

Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 4:42 pm
by Gerald
Do you think I could get a professor job if I have two journal papers?