professorship

[pruh-fes-er-ship]

noun

1. the office or post of a professor.

Other Word Forms

• subprofessorship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of professorship¹

First recorded in 1635–45; professor + -ship

Example Sentences

In 1973, he was awarded a lifetime research professorship by the American Cancer Society, and a year later was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

From Los Angeles Times

Supporters say it’s confusing that some campuses offer joint programs or professorships between departments, colleges and schools, when undergraduates are on quarters and some graduate schools follow semesters.

From Los Angeles Times

He returned to the US, where he had held professorships at universities including Yale, New York and California Irvine.

From BBC

As has been widely reported, historian Timothy Snyder and philosopher Jason Stanley have both decided to leave Yale University and move to Canada where they have accepted professorships at the University of Toronto.

From Salon

Giemulla, based in Berlin, is a prominent European aviation lawyer who also has an adjunct professorship at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.

From Seattle Times