Lecturer vs Professor
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Pay
Lecturer
$70,800 typical, a year
Most Lecturers earn $57,500 to $88,000 a year.
From 185 postings that list pay
7,712 open jobs now
Professor
$85,000 typical, a year
Most Professors earn $72,200 to $129,100 a year.
From 677 postings that list pay
3,373 open jobs now
Professors typically earn about $14,200 more a year than Lecturers.
What each one does
Lecturer
- Teach courses to undergraduate or graduate students as assigned.
- Develop course materials, lesson plans, and syllabi.
- Enter student grades and submit final grades by deadlines.
- Respond to emails and messages from students promptly.
- Hold office hours to meet with students outside of class.
- Use online learning systems to upload course materials.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Professor
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the discipline area.
- Advise and mentor students on academic progress and career goals.
- Conduct scholarly research and publish findings in peer-reviewed journals.
- Seek external funding to support research and scholarly activities.
- Participate in university service and departmental committees.
- Develop and update course materials and curriculum.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Lecturer
Asked for in both
- Master's Degree 3 in 10 postings
- Doctoral Degree 1 in 10 postings
- Instructional Technology 1 in 25 postings
- Curriculum Development 1 in 25 postings
- Teaching Undergraduate 1 in 25 postings
More common in Lecturer postings
- Microsoft Office 1 in 15 postings
- Bachelor's Degree 1 in 20 postings
- Learning Management 1 in 20 postings
- English 1 in 30 postings
- Associate Degree 1 in 30 postings
Professor
Asked for in both
- Master's Degree 1 in 20 postings
- Doctoral Degree 2 in 10 postings
- Instructional Technology 1 in 30 postings
- Curriculum Development 1 in 10 postings
- Teaching Undergraduate 1 in 15 postings
More common in Professor postings
- Higher Education Accreditation 1 in 25 postings
- Board Certified 1 in 30 postings
- Clinical Experience 1 in 30 postings
- Data Science 1 in 35 postings
- Title IX 1 in 35 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Lecturer
ASL/English Interpreting Adjunct Faculty
University of New HampshirePay not stated University of New Hampshire - College of Professional StudiesMicrosoft OutlookZoomAmerican Sign Language- $24,800 - $52,800/yrstated AlexandriaSpeech-Language PathologyClinical TrainingSpeech Therapy
Adjunct Faculty-HVAC- Greenfield/Amplify
Ivy Tech Community CollegePay not stated GreenfieldEmergency ProceduresLesson PlanningInstructional Design
Professor
Assistant Professor
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources at UMDPay not stated University of Maryland College ParkData ScienceCybersecurityAssistant Professor of Accounting, Tenure Track, Fall 2027
Eastern CT State UniversityPay not stated Willimantic, CTCPA- $104,514 - $108,276/yrstated Fairfield, CTCurriculum DevelopmentTeacher Training
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