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

Anna Powles, associate professor in security studies at Massey University in New Zealand, said the deal would help modernise PNG's army, bringing a significant boost in both material and morale terms.

From BBC

"Freshers' flu is just an assortment of common cold viruses that come and hit us all at the same time," says Dr Zania Stamataki, associate professor of viral immunology at the University of Birmingham.

From BBC

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