University Lecturers and Tutors prepare and deliver lectures and conduct tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at a university and conduct research in a particular field of knowledge.
There are many tasks done by university lecturers and tutors. A few are listed below:
While working at the Bureau of Meteorology, Linden Ashcroft learnt how important it was for climate scientists to communicate well. That led her to lecturing at the University of Melbourne. She believes in engaging communities with their environment through ‘citizen science’, and her communication skills and passion for climate science are also well used on a public Melbourne radio station. Linden’s research explores global climate change’s effects on weather patterns across Australia.
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