associate professor

noun

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

associate professor

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

Other Word Forms

• associate professorship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of associate professor¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The speech was rooted in “an American First foreign policy,” observed Paul Poast, an associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago and a nonresident fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

From Salon

“This year’s data is showing a decline in copying off a peer and it seems there is more use of AI instead,” said Lee, an associate professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.

From Los Angeles Times

Daniel Keum, an associate professor of management at Columbia Business School, said he doesn’t think much will change after a deal is made.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Michael Andersen, a consultant radiologist and associate professor at the hospital, shows off a high-tech scanner, only the fourth of its kind used by any hospital around the world.

From BBC

Many Turks are feeling the chill, according to Berk Esen, associate professor of political science at Istanbul's Sabanci University, which has a liberal reputation.

From BBC