In universities in Britain and some Commonwealth countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, the title of "reader" refers to the appointment of senior scholars with international reputation in research or academic fields.
This is a higher academic level than the senior lecturer (or the chief lecturer of the new university), and it is the recognition of excellent original research records at the full professor level. In the British ranking, for some universities, reader can be regarded as a professor without a chair, just like the difference between "extraordinary professor" and "ordinary professor" in some European universities.
Promoting the application of British standards to readers is similar to promoting to professors: starting with senior lecturers (equivalent to associate professors in the United States and Hong Kong), readers need outstanding evidence to record the original research and excellent teaching and service of universities.
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In traditional British universities, teachers are generally divided into four grades from low to high.
1, lecturer
2. Senior lecturer
3. Readers
4. Professor
The first two and the last one are easy to understand, corresponding to lecturers, senior lecturers and professors respectively. In other words, the title of the reader is between a senior lecturer and a professor. In the past, it was generally translated as "associate professor". At that time, the number of professors in British universities was limited (there was only one professor in each subject to ensure its highest academic status), and associate professors were also called waiting professors, that is, scholars waiting for the old professors to fill their positions after retirement.
If you also find the position of reader in an American university, don't apply the above explanation. In fact, it means that the "marking assistant" is a professor assistant. This is consistent with the reader's understanding of "reviewer and proofreader", for example, a proofreader is a proofreader, and a preliminary proof of a manuscript can also be said to be a reader's proof.
In addition, when reader refers to people, it can also refer to "meter reader" (for water, electricity, etc. ), reciter, broadcaster (for broadcasting), etc. " And "skeptic, solver". For example, a palmist is a palmist.
In addition, books like French Reader can often be seen in bookstores abroad. Reader here refers to books that help children read or adults learn foreign languages. Most of them are ladder series with reading and writing exercises.