Lecturer 在不同国家意思差别还挺大的
在英国:
A lecturer in UK universities usually holds an open-ended position that involves carrying out both teaching and research. After a number of years, a lecturer may be promoted and become a senior lecturer. This position is below reader and professor.
在美国:
On a generic level, the term broadly denotes one who teaches at a university but is not eligible for tenure and has no research obligations.
assistant professor 在美国是入门的教职,非tenure
The rank of assistant professor generally is held for a probationary period of three to seven years,[13] after which the individual will either be promoted to associate professor and granted tenure (i.e., cannot be fired without cause and a formal hearing process) or will be terminated from employment.
在中国的话,大家都比较熟悉了:
Principal faculty
Professor (Chinese: 教授)
Associate professor (Chinese: 副教授)
Lecturer, or University Lecturer (Chinese: 讲师)
Assistant lecturer, or Associate lecturer (Chinese: 助教)