Academic Induction Page

Welcome to the Academic Induction page, your essential guide to academic roles at Oxford. Discover key insights on titles, contracts, pay, career progression, and training to support your journey.

Academic Roles and Titles

Oxford University has a distinct academic structure, with various titles reflecting different roles, responsibilities, and career stages.

Academic positions typically fall into Professorships, Associate Professorships, and Other Academic Titles, each with specific expectations in research, teaching, and leadership.

  • Full Professor: A senior academic grade that requires strong performance across several areas. Full professors are expected to lead their department or faculty, and the university as a whole.  

  • Titular Professor: An honorary title awarded in recognition of excellence.  

  • Associate Professor: The main academic grade at Oxford, roughly equivalent to an associate professor in the US. Associate professors are appointed for a period of up to five years.  

  • Titular Associate Professor: An honorary title.  

Visiting Professor: An academic title that can be conferred by the university.  

Visiting Lecturer: An academic title that can be conferred by the university.  

Departmental Lecturer: A non-ladder faculty position that involves teaching and research.  ​​​​

Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer: An honorary title.  

Tutor in General Practice: An honorary title. Academic contracts 

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