The big boss is the professor/head of department. Apt or not, higher education establishments make their own decisions in the UK. You can get some idea here: Lecturer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaIf this is so, which I am not questioning, this is not a very aptly chosen grade.
So who would be boss? Head Lecturer?
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