assistant professor

American  

noun

1. a teacher in a college or university who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.

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assistant professor British  

noun

1. a university teacher lower in rank than an associate professor

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Other Word Forms

• assistant professorship
  noun

Etymology

Origin of assistant professor

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

"CDNF holds great promise for the design of new rational treatments for ALS," says Dr. Merja Voutilainen, Assistant professor at the University of Helsinki and the director and senior author of the study.

From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023

“Some people are more prone to bites than others,” said Eva Buckner, Assistant professor and state extension specialist at the UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory in Vero Beach.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Assistant professor Fiona Pankhurst said it was great for students to work with people with such a "wealth of experience in the industry".

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2023

Assistant professor of neurology and pharmacology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, she launched the #MeTooSTEM website in 2018 so women had a place to tell their stories.

From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2019

Assistant professor at Harvard, 1870-7, and editor of North American Review, 1870-6.

From Contemporary American Literature Bibliographies and Study Outlines by Manly, John Matthews