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lecturer
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Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct research.
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Vinony's link graph records 2,753 inbound references to lecturer, and connects out to professor, adjunct professor and education in Norway.
Vinony files it under Academic administration, Academic ranks and Anglican ecclesiastical offices.
Vinony links it to 40 Wikipedia language editions.
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- male form of label
- lektor
- female form of label
- lektorka
- Commons category
- Lecturers
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Comparison
- Uses around the world
- Australia
- India
- United Kingdom<!--'Principal lecturer' and 'Principal Lecturer' redirect here-->
- Historical use
- Current uses
- Tenure and permanent lectureships{{anchor|Tenure}}
- United States
- Other countries
- See also
- References
- External links
Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct research.
==Comparison== The table presents a broad overview of the traditional main systems, but there are universities which use a combination of those systems or other titles. Note that some universities in Commonwealth countries have adopted the American system in place of the Commonwealth system.
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