senior lecturer

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a university teacher who does not hold a professorship.

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Example Sentences

Like many researchers, Dr. Luke Turnock, a senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Lincoln in the U.K., warns against taking peptides since we don’t know their short- or long-term effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“He was one of their best detectives ever,” said Eddings, the trace evidence expert and UT–Arlington senior lecturer, who often worked with Ford on murder cases.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Israel "decided to invest a disproportionate amount of resources in its air force," said the senior lecturer at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, often at the expense of other areas.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

"In terms of tourists, I would say there will be a moderate risk for them", says Dr. Karina Garcia-Reyes, senior lecturer in criminology at UWE Bristol.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Olanna had thought he would realize that her father only wanted to gall him and show how unimpressed he was by a senior lecturer from Nsukka.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie