fuiyo...,make me want to study phd =D

It's possible for research collaboration to happen between academia and practitioner (in this case, you). However, for funding, you may need to negotiate with the grant recipient (often the project lead) to see if such expenditure can be allocated for you. In most cases, you may need to also pursue a research-based master/phd, and will most probably come under the term 'research assistant'.

so sad...my phd class is starting next month and i haven't secured my scholarship yet. I'm still waiting for mybrain 2017 =(

congrats pixie! what's your field? Why not apply for lectureship, work for one year while looking for postdoc opportunity?

i think Mr.dupe may be right. If you aim to work abroad and posdoc is a requirement, then you may skip the local lectureship opportunity.

Since my field is social science, I think I couldn't advise you further, except the fact that i worked in higher education before and saw some KPIs set across the faculties.

I believe postdoc will help you to garner more publications under your name. The trend in the university setting now is more to research output, and you should be able to secure a good position based on that even if you have zero teaching experience.

Also, I notice more adjunct positions at the higher education, especially abroad. So if you're offered a permanent position, I think that is golden.

All the best and report your result here to share your joy with us ok? =)

u can browse thru their official website, try to locate the 'vacancy' section to see if there's an opening. Good luck =)

Be a good girl. Just be honest and say you have nothing, but is willing to learn. Show them your publication list.

If you have good publication, can ask for above 6k. If not, 6k is the market rate.