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COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY

and spreadsheets, as well as good
organisational and team skills.
How much can I earn?
Technicians start around
£15,000 but can earn more than
£30,000, while lab assistants
earn £20,000 to £30,000.

Teaching roles

Technical and lab roles
In sciences, researchers need
staff such as technicians and
laboratory assistants to help them
in their work. As a technician,
you may prepare materials for
practical classes, provide technical
support to students and manage
equipment and resources. You'll
also work as part of the team
that's leading research, and may
get the chance to take part too.
Lab assistants may be expected
to sterilise glassware, collect
and organise lab supplies and
carry out maintenance tasks,
including care of equipment.
What qualifications do I
need? Technicians should be
educated to at least GCSE-level.
Experience in the subject area,
good communication skills, a high
level of awareness of health and
safety and an ability to work as part
of a team are also highly valued.
Lab assistants are usually
required to have previous lab
experience, the ability to carry
out routine and repetitive tasks,
knowledge of how to use databases

A university lecturer is someone
who teaches academic subjects
to undergraduate or postgraduate
students aged 18 or above. A key
part of the job is delivering lectures
and seminars, as well as taking
tutorials and supporting students.
Lecturers are also expected
to undertake research projects
and publish in books or scholarly
journals. Other tasks include
marking exams, preparing
teaching materials, assessing
coursework, supervising students'
research, managing other staff
and participating in conferences.
Universities also employ people
in academic research, as and when
a project needs team members.
Research can be in any field and
usually involves discovering
something new or developing
new technology. You'll need to
publish your results and attend
corporate events, as well as possibly
supervise research students.
What qualifications do I need?
To be a lecturer you'll need a first or

FE
entry
requirements
There are no formal qualifications
required to teach in further
education. You can train on the
job, which takes around two
years, or you train before you
start, completing a one-year
course, which will include
a placement.

2:1 degree in the area you want to
teach, a PhD in a relevant subject,
as well as teaching experience and
original research for publication.
Academic researchers require
a master's or PhD in the subject
area and experience within that
field, plus good time-management
and organisational skills.
How much can I earn? Lecturer
salaries start at £33,000, while
experienced tutors can expect
to earn £40,000, rising to
£58,000. Academic researchers
can earn around £30,000.

Other roles
A university can't run on academic
staff alone. Buildings - some of
which are hundreds of years old -
need maintaining, grounds need
planting, clearing and mowing,
pitches need tending, and staff
and students need feeding.
Other roles include marketing
and events management. For the
latter, a good skill set includes
managing social media, planning
advertising campaigns, budgeting
and creating brand identity.
What qualifications do I need?
For marketing roles, previous
marketing experience and good
communication skills are key. In
catering, a previous role in a hotel
or restaurant will be useful, as well
as a creative talent for cooking.
If you'd like to try your hand at
being a groundsperson, an NVQ
level 2 in horticulture is a good
start. For housekeeper, experience
in a similar role is usually required.
How much can I earn? Salaries
start around £17,000 for entrylevel roles in many departments,
increasing with experience.

Find out more
* College Jobs
college.jobs.ac.uk
* FE Careers
fecareers.co.uk
* National Careers Service
nationalcareersservice.
direct.gov.uk
* Prospects
prospects.ac.uk

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