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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The chief takeaway from this study is that every bit of exercise is important, said Dr. Sean P. Heffron, an assistant professor of medicine and director of cardiovascular fitness and nutrition at New York University Langone Medical Health. Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 Jennifer Mundt, assistant professor of sleep medicine Life with narcolepsy: People with the sleep disorder can have trouble socializing, working at a job, driving a car or even developing close relationships. Daniel Wine, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024 Ken Miller, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said the public may be making too much of Republican improvement in early and mail-in voting, at least because of a shift in how Republican Party leaders have talked about the method, especially Trump. Jared Gans, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 Deborah Young is a clinical assistant professor at Arizona State University Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for assistant professor 

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of assistant professor was in 1827

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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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