Thank you guys for these advices. I am more certain now that there is little value in applying without prior experience. It's a bit of a catch-22 situation I must admit. Thanks again and feel free to comment anytime. The more the better.
Y

Hi Ju-ju,

Thank you for your advice. It remains to be seen whether this still applies in the current economic context even though your points on transferable skills and conference experience are indeed very relevant for demonstrating teaching ability/experience.
Thanks,
Y

Hi all,

I am near completion of my PhD and I am looking for jobs in academia. There are some lecturers' jobs which I am interested in. Yet, these jobs require experience in teaching which I don't have because my institute is more research-oriented than teaching based. Do you think I should still apply to these jobs considering that most of them are for top universities?
Thanks,
Y