# Australian university teaching apointments-- title/rank

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 20, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-university-teaching-apointments-title-rank/381108 "2006-11-20T05:04:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-university-teaching-apointments-title-rank/381108/1 "2006-11-20T05:04:01Z")

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Hi there. I’ve just seen an opening at an Australian Uni I’m thinking about apply to but I’m not sure what level the hiring is at. What is “Academic Level B” in American terms-- Associate? Assistant? Does it imply a job for someone early career or are they looking for someone at a more senior level?  
Thanks for the information.

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-university-teaching-apointments-title-rank/381108/2 "2006-11-20T05:36:06Z")

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That’s a lecturer or - less commonly - research fellow. Applicants for such positions would typically include but not be limited to new PhD graduates.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-university-teaching-apointments-title-rank/381108/3 "2006-11-20T05:38:18Z")

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I remember one of the lecturers at my uni explaining this to me once. The levels are related to salary scales. It goes from A (lowest) up to E (highest). I think a level B would generally be required to have at least a Masters degree and would be considered a Lecturer. Possibly a Senior Lecturer. I don’t know how this equates to American academic titles.

[This recent job ad](http://www.ssrn.com/update/ern/ernjob/job158.html) shows the salary scales by band.

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-university-teaching-apointments-title-rank/381108/4 "2006-11-20T09:54:03Z")

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The levels, together with the old jib titles that used to be given, are:

Level E (Professor)  
Level D (Reader, Associate Professor)  
Level C (Senior Lecturer)  
Level B (Lecturer)  
Level A (Associate Lecturer, Senior Tutor, Tutor, Tutorial Assistant and Tutorial Fellow)

( [http://www.mis.admin.uq.edu.au/resourceCentre/glossary/](http://www.mis.admin.uq.edu.au/resourceCentre/glossary/) )

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**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-university-teaching-apointments-title-rank/381108/5 "2006-11-20T18:06:42Z")

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Ah, I see. Thanks for the information-- this is very helpful.