The willingness to organize and carry out academic research, gain new knowledge and apply it into practice should become a distinctive feature of any modern and creative university lecturer. The federal state higher education standards oblige faculty members to possess research competencies. The research-oriented activity of a university lecturer implies that scientific and pedagogical search become an integral part of lecturers’ professional practice. The following directions of research-oriented activities can be distinguished within the framework of higher education: publication activity, network research interaction, integrated research in various scientific areas, participation in scientific events, academic advising for young scientists; supervision over students' research activity etc. This research is aimed at identifying problems that a university faculty member faces when organizing and carrying out scientific and pedagogical work as well as using new knowledge, which should become a condition for the faculty member's competitive advantage and the basis for their research-oriented activities.

scientific research, research-oriented activity, research-oriented activity monitoring, research-oriented activity directions.