Lecturer: A Lucrative Career Option

If you have always aspired to follow your passion for the particular subject or a stream, then you may embark upon the career of a ‘lecturer’. This ever-challenging career will provide you an opportunity to share your passion with tomorrow’s adults, shape a thousand lives and be their inspiration. In India, the country of billions, it’s inopportune to know that only a few of our bright talents turn up for the Academic Career in Lecturer Job. 

But let me tell you, there are more perks than you think in pursuing this career:

The foremost benefit you could think of in the Lecturer Jobs is their reasonable work hours. The majority of the corporate jobs’ time stretches from 9-10 hours while the professors are those lucky people who have the opportunity to give the precious time to their families, friends and other hustle-bustle. The lecturers also enjoy the autonomy to set their own lecture schedules in the renowned universities, especially the government ones. And they can split their time between a range of teaching and research activities. Plus, the long summer break and vacations, no job can probably beat that!

The salaries of the lecturer are higher than you could think. The lecturers easily bank around 40,000 INR per month, which gradually increases over time and subsequent advancements. The most lucratively-paid disciplines for lectureship are engineering, law, science and business as the universities have to decoy them away from other career industries.

Most of the universities are offering the delightful perks to the lecturers like the pension plans, health insurance, tuition-free reimbursements for their kids, and the travel refunds, which are rare to hear these days. Other than that, the sick leaves and casual leaves are far beyond what one can avail in the corporate job. Also, the lectureship offers the chance to undertake the international travel to attend conferences and workshops for polishing the skill-set. Eventually, your pay involves a lot more than you can think. And yes, it’s a secure job.

There is an old adage, the more you teach, the better gets your grasp over the subject. So, with the ‘service’ aspect of teaching, the lecturers keep themselves open to the positive intellectual stimulation. Every day they get the prospect of learning something new and developing novel ideas, whether from their students or the colleagues. And, if you’ve that entrepreneur in you, then you can fund the idea and create something mind-blowing!

There are abundant of career opportunities out there yet, none commands the respect as the teaching faculty do.  The lecturers enjoy such stature that they can impact the eternity of the individual & society, and turn a delinquent into a responsible being. This revered job is imperative to attract the large part of country’s talent so as to develop a brighter tomorrow.

Imparting knowledge to the thousands of inquisitive students is surely not an easy task. But at the end of the day, working in the vibrant intellectual atmosphere on university campuses will make you realize how your efforts are making the difference to someone’s life. That feeling is beyond any other advantage.