associate professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor
associate professorship
noun
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Jellyfish blooms occur when large numbers of jellyfish spawn or are swept into a certain area by winds and tides, according to Cathy Lucas, an associate professor of marine biology at the University of Southampton.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Stefano Valenti, an associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Davis, had never seen a spectrum like the one in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
If so, an argument could be made that wolf hunts in Montana and Idaho have helped reduce government spending, said Neil Carter, associate professor at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability and senior author of the new study.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Kieran Maguire, associate professor in football finance at the University of Liverpool, told CNBC on Wednesday that the rising levels of U.S. ownership in European soccer have been driven by higher wealth aggregation Stateside.
—Matt Ward-Perkins, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Stefano Valenti, an associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Davis, had never seen a spectrum like the one in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
If so, an argument could be made that wolf hunts in Montana and Idaho have helped reduce government spending, said Neil Carter, associate professor at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability and senior author of the new study.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Kieran Maguire, associate professor in football finance at the University of Liverpool, told CNBC on Wednesday that the rising levels of U.S. ownership in European soccer have been driven by higher wealth aggregation Stateside.
—Matt Ward-Perkins, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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