Para-academic is a name for those under- and precariously employed, but actively working, academics in today's society. Specialists in all manner of things, from the humanities to the social and biological sciences, the para- academic works alongside the traditional university, sometimes by necessity, sometimes by choice, usually a mixture of both. The e-book of this work is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND. To view a copy of the licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Open Access PDF of this title is available from OAPEN, at this link: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42468