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Job category
Grade

Category Role Grade
Academic Research Trainee (Research only)
2520
Grade 5
Academic Tutor (Teaching & Scholarship)
200
Grade 5
Academic Associate Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship)
201
Grade 6
Academic Research Associate (Research only)
210
Grade 6
Academic Lecturer (Teaching & Research)
206
Grade 7
Academic Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship)
202
Grade 7
Academic Research Fellow (Research only)
211
Grade 7
Academic Senior Lecturer (Teaching & Research)
207
Grade 8
Academic Senior Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship)
203
Grade 8
Academic Senior Research Fellow (Research only)
212
Grade 8
Academic Professor (Research only)
213
Professor
Academic Professor (Teaching & Research)
208
Professor
Academic Professor (Teaching & Scholarship)
204
Professor
Academic Reader (Teaching & Research)
207R
Reader
Apprentices and Interns Apprentice
9000
Apprentice
Apprentices and Interns Graduate Intern
9004
Intern
Leadership (Senior managers grade 9 and above) 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
Management, specialist and administration 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
Technicians Technician (Grade 3)
9033
Grade 3
Technicians Technician (Grade 4)
9034
Grade 4
Technicians Technician (Grade 5)
9035
Grade 5
Technicians Technical Team Manager
9037
Grade 6
Technicians Technician specialist
9036
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

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.