associate professor

American  

noun

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

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associate professor British  

noun

1. (in the US and Canada) a university teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor

2. (in New Zealand) a senior lecturer holding the rank below professor

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• associate professorship
  noun

Etymology

Origin of associate professor

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

A second analysis, led by Associate Professor Brendon Neuen of The George Institute and published in JAMA, focused on participants with glomerular diseases.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

"There's no way solar evaporation alone can match future demand," said Ngai Yin Yip, La Von Duddleson Krumb Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Associate Professor Glorie said the same research method could help scientists investigate other geological mysteries around the world.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Writing in the journal Science, Associate Professor Grace Han and her research team describe a new material capable of absorbing sunlight, storing that energy in chemical bonds, and later releasing it as heat whenever needed.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

These lessons have been written for us by Mosiah Hall, Associate Professor in Education of the University of Utah, and High School Inspector for the State of Utah.

From Parent and Child Volume III., Child Study and Training by Hall, Mosiah