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Lecturing in Maths

  • 31-05-2007 1:04pm
    #1
    funkymissus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    I have a 1st class honours bachelor degree in Structural Engineering and am at present working as an engineer, and although I like it, Im not convinced its for me. I have been thinking of going on to do Maths Lecturing but dont know what qualifications i would need to start that. I have only been out of college 2 years. Would I need to do a masters before Id get excepted and does anyone know if there is a Engineering Maths based Masters? I have been told that if I was to go into lecturing in the Structural Engineering subjects it would be more desirable if I had a few years experience in the field, but would this be the same for maths.
    Any advice would be very welcome.


Comments

  • #2
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    You might want to put this on the teaching/lecturing forum, they might be able to help! :)


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Have a read of the sticky at the top of the forum and post any questions you have here (don't do it in the sticky, 'cos I'll delete it :)).


  • #4
    ShamOCeallaigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭ShamOCeallaigh


    Hey, I'm currently doing a research postgrad in UCC and I can only really tell you about what I know from UCC and CIT. Basically, there are a lot of temporary contracts available in the ITs, CIT are often looking for people to care care of a few courses. The basic requirements they need is at least three years of postgraduate research as a base (which meant I could not do it this year). Whether or not experience in industry would count would depend on the head of department. I would imagine such requirements are standard across ITs. As for UCC, most temporary contracts are farmed outto either Postgrads or Post docs and I would imagine that they would need a list of people to call at the last minute. To get a permenant job in either an IT or a University these days requires a PhD, a significant research record and severa years of teaching experience. Every job that becomes available is applied to by mathematicians and engineers from all over Europe and the US.

    So to cut a long story short, you could do it as a short term thing but there would be no job security (if you work for a publically funded body for so many years they are obliged to offer you permenancy which means they will end your contract before that happens).


  • #5
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    ShamOCeallaigh wrote:
    To get a permenant job in either an IT or a University these days requires a PhD, a significant research record and severa years of teaching experience.

    That's not correct for an Institute of Technology - you only need a degree for a permanent position, not that there are any permanent positions going.

    You need a PhD for a Senior Lecturer post.


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