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Is a Lecturer in the UK or Europe considered pretty much the same as an Assistant Professor in the US, considering the fact that this Lecturer position involves teaching, research and service?

Do Indian institutions (IIT/IIIT/NIT) consider the experience as a Lecturer in Europe or the UK equivalent to the US for Assistant Professor positions in CS?

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In the UK, a Lecturer position is approximately equivalent to an Assistant Professor position in the US, with the exception that in the UK it is usually a permanent position, while an assistant professor in the US needs to get a tenure before becoming a permanent faculty. (On the other hand, the UK system doesn't have tenure at all.)

The 2nd paragraph of the OP is unclear.

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  • can you explain a bit the term "approximately" here plz?
    – user24094
    Commented Aug 13, 2016 at 1:14
  • Approximate here stands for the different systems in the UK and US, which makes any mapping between them approximate. I don't know of a specific difference though.
    – Dilworth
    Commented Aug 13, 2016 at 12:34
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The best explanation I have found on this subject is here: https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/49026

Briefly, the positions of lecturer UK and assistant professor USA are almost equivalent. Almost has to do with the fact that tenure is decoupled from your rank in UK, you could be a tenured Lecturer. At the same time, in the US, assistant professor positions are usually tenure-track.

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