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Role HERA reference Grade Category
Lecturer (Teaching & Research) 206 Grade 7 Academic
Technician (Grade 3) 9033 Grade 3 Technicians
Senior Lecturer (Teaching & Research) 207 Grade 8 Academic
Professor (Teaching & Research) 208 Professor Academic
Reader (Teaching & Research) 207R Reader Academic
Research Associate (Research only) 210 Grade 6 Academic
Research Fellow (Research only) 211 Grade 7 Academic
Senior Research Fellow (Research only) 212 Grade 8 Academic
Professor (Research only) 213 Professor Academic
Tutor (Teaching & Scholarship) 200 Grade 5 Academic
Associate Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship) 201 Grade 6 Academic
Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship) 202 Grade 7 Academic
Senior Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship) 203 Grade 8 Academic
Professor (Teaching & Scholarship) 204 Professor Academic
Technician (Grade 4) 9034 Grade 4 Technicians
Technician (Grade 5) 9035 Grade 5 Technicians
Technician specialist 9036 Grade 6 Technicians
Technical Team Manager 9037 Grade 6 Technicians
Senior Technical Specialist 9038 Grade 7 Technicians
Senior Technical Team Manager 9039 Grade 7 Technicians
Departmental Technical Operations Manager 9040 Grade 8 Technicians
Lead Technical Specialist 9052 Grade 8 Technicians
Apprentice 9000 Apprentice Apprentices and Interns
Graduate Intern 9004 Intern Apprentices and Interns
MSA Grade 3 9103 Grade 3 Management, specialist and administration
MSA Grade 4 9104 Grade 4 Management, specialist and administration
MSA Grade 5 9105 Grade 5 Management, specialist and administration
MSA Grade 6 9106 Grade 6 Management, specialist and administration
MSA Grade 7 9107 Grade 7 Management, specialist and administration
MSA Grade 8 9108 Grade 8 Management, specialist and administration
Senior Management SMG 09 Leadership (Senior managers grade 9 and above)
Senior Management SMG 10 Leadership (Senior managers grade 9 and above)
Senior Management SMG 11 Leadership (Senior managers grade 9 and above)
Senior Management SMG 12 Leadership (Senior managers grade 9 and above)
Research Trainee (Research only) 2520 Grade 5 Academic

About these templates

These templates are designed to simplify the process of writing job descriptions. Based on the typical skills and abilities required at each grade in a job family, they leave space for you to add any specific requirements.

We strongly advise working from one of these templates and adapting it for your specific role. If your vacancy truly doesn't fit any of the templates, contact your HR Adviser at hr-operations@york.ac.uk.

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