UNIVERSITY LECTURER Immigration to Australia PR Visa ANZSCO 242111

Essential requirements

Employment must be at a University, or a University affiliated college which offers undergraduate degrees. In Australia, a Research Associate or Research Fellow is a professional academic, who has completed a PhD, and undertaken Post-Doctoral study. A Research Fellow or Research Associate should demonstrate that they have undertaken independent academic research which contributes to their field of expertise. 

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of their academic research, which may include verifiable evidence of published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Academic research should be:

• A scholarly/scientific investigation that arrives at the discovery of facts/a conclusion
• Including an academic standard bibliography (including peer-reviewed journals and not generic sources)
• Published by university press or professional organisations
• May be presented at conferences to research peers or professionals in the field of
  research.

Teaching duties alone, such as the preparation and presentation of lectures, will not meet the skill level for positive assessment.

You must have Competent or proficient English (eg: minimum IELTS 7.0 in each band or equivalent PTE etc) with 3 to 8 years work experience.

Requirements for VETASSESS Skills Assessment

University Lecturer is a Group A Occupation.

This occupation requires a qualification which is assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor or higher*, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.

Applicants must also have at least one year of highly relevant, post-qualification employment, at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.

If the qualification(s) are not at the required educational level, and not in a highly relevant field of study, or if the employment has been completed prior to the qualification, then the applicant will be assessed below the required skill level.

*This includes qualifications assessed at AQF Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level qualifications.

A positive assessment of both qualifications and employment is required for a positive Skills Assessment Outcome.

Average Income:

The average salary for an University Lecturer (Suitable for the position of Research Associate or Research Fellow in a University) is $ 86,954 for male employees and $ 72,949 for female employees per year.

Average Age:

Males: 43.1, Females: 45.1 and Persons: 44.1

[See: www.abs.gov.au 2421 University lecturers and tutors – Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2016]