assistant professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor
assistant professorship
noun
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Rafia Khan, PhD, is an assistant professor and extension entomologist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Pinna will have a conversation with Evelyn Ferraro, an assistant professor of Italian Studies at Santa Clara University, during the 7 p.m. event.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Paul Green is an assistant professor of management at the University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.
—Jacob Levitt, Harvard Business Review, 25 Apr. 2025
While there, a team led by assistant professor Mark Margres camped along the beaches and waited until dusk for temperatures to cool enough for rattlesnakes to emerge.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Pinna will have a conversation with Evelyn Ferraro, an assistant professor of Italian Studies at Santa Clara University, during the 7 p.m. event.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Paul Green is an assistant professor of management at the University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.
—Jacob Levitt, Harvard Business Review, 25 Apr. 2025
While there, a team led by assistant professor Mark Margres camped along the beaches and waited until dusk for temperatures to cool enough for rattlesnakes to emerge.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assistant professor
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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