How to become a university lecturer
Official title: University lecturer
Also called: Assistant professor, Associate professor, Professor, University teacher, University teacher
University lecturer prepares and delivers lectures while conducting tutorials, seminars and laboratory experiments in one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at a university. He/she supervises and grades experimental, practical work and examinations undertaken by students in addition to conducting academic research and publishing his/her findings in his/her respective field.
Main tasks
- Designing and modifying curricula and preparing courses of study in accordance with requirements
- Preparing and delivering lectures and conducting tutorials, seminars and laboratory experiments
- Stimulating discussion and independent thought among students
- Supervising, where appropriate, experimental and practical work undertaken by students
- Administering, evaluating and marking examination papers and tests
- Directing research of students or other members of department
- Researching into and developing concepts, theories and operational methods for application in industrial and other fields
- Preparing scholarly books, papers or articles
Ways in
- University: Education & Teaching degrees, Offered by 3 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $155,880 a year. The middle half earn $113,208 to $214,200 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a university lecturer?
Ways in include: Education & Teaching degrees.
How much does a university lecturer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $155,880 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $113,208 to $214,200.
Will AI change the work of a university lecturer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026