Below the bar

I think here it simply means "below the required standsrds", "a bad lecturer". The usual term is "set the bar low/high.

It was a job advertisment.

'lecturer (below the bar) required'

I've never seen this before.

Sorry, that meaning is new to me.

this is the link to the page:
http://www.jobs.ie/Jobs.aspx?Categories=&Regions=&Keywords=lecturer

Perhaps someone from Ireland will answer and let us know if a lecturer below the bar has a meaning in universities there that it doesn't have here.

This is a designation for academic appointments in the UK, as far as I've been able to research. I've never heard the term in connection with universities in the US.

The pay scale is lower and the opportunities for advancement are fewer if you're hired "below the bar", and, if I'm not mistaken, a probationary period is required.

Sometimes institutions are willing to hire "above

Hi,



I wonder if 'below the bar' includes the idea that it is not a 'tenure track' position?



Clive

Thanks a lot!

Julius_

No, its not about standards. Why would university adverts actively seek a substandard lecturer?

Try this link for some dis