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Where a sociology lecturer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a sociology lecturer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Sociology lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of study, sociology, which is predominantly academic in nature. They work with their university research assistants and university teaching assistants for the preparation of lectures and of exams, grading papers and exams and leading review and feedback sessions for the students. They also conduct academic research in their field of sociology, publish their findings and liaise with other university colleagues.

Also known as social science professor, sociology instructor, social science instructor, specialist lecturer in sociology, sociology docent, social science docent, university sociology lecturer, lecturer of sociology, social science lecturer, instructor in sociology, social science teacher, sociology lector.

Professionals 84 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: university literature lecturer, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
university literature lecturer 80% covered physics lecturer 80% covered politics lecturer 79% covered biology lecturer 79% covered food science lecturer 79% covered sociology lecturer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from sociology lecturer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a sociology lecturer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A sociology lecturer needs 27 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • teach sociology communication, collaboration and creativity
  • study human societies information skills
  • monitor sociological trends information skills
  • sociology social sciences, journalism and information
  • compile course material communication, collaboration and creativity
  • liaise with educational staff communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop course outline management skills
  • liaise with educational support staff communication, collaboration and creativity
  • monitor developments in field of expertise information skills
  • apply intercultural teaching strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
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Sociology lecturer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a sociology lecturer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.