In the Athena SWAN staff data workbooks, we refer to grades in the University grading structure.

If you are not familiar with the grading structure, the table below shows how these grades relate to common academic roles.

Grade	Common academic roles
Grade 5	Tutor / Research trainee
Grade 6	Associate Lecturer / Research Associate
Grade 7	Lecturer / Researcher
Grade 8	Senior Lecturer / Senior Researcher
Reader	Reader