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associate professor

 

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Noun associate professor has 1 sense
  1. associate professor - a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
    --1 is a kind of
    professor, prof

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Term: Associate Professor

Description:

Associate professor refers to an academic title or rank given to an experienced faculty member at a college or university. It is typically a mid-level position, above an assistant professor but below a full professor.

Senses and Usages:

Sense 1: Academic Rank

In this sense, associate professor denotes the academic rank or title held by a faculty member in a higher education institution.

Sample Sentence:

Dr. Smith was recently promoted to the position of associate professor at Harvard University.

Sense 2: Job Title

Associate professor can also refer to the job title held by someone who teaches at a college or university but has not yet reached the rank of full professor.

Sample Sentence:

As an associate professor of Economics, Dr. Johnson teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of California.

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