assistant professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor
assistant professorship
noun
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Benjamin Botsford is assistant professor of opthamology at UMass Chan Medical School.
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Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
He was accepted into the Ph.D. English program at Stanford, receiving his degree in 1961, and was hired as an assistant professor of English and American literature.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 7 June 2024
High humidity levels combined with elevated temperatures can create a dangerous mix, Kevin Lanza, PhD, assistant professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, told Verywell.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 30 May 2024
People who are on the autism spectrum may be sensitive to certain sensory experiences, Dr. Rachel Follmer, an assistant professor of developmental behavioral pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, tells TIME.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 24 May 2024
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Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
He was accepted into the Ph.D. English program at Stanford, receiving his degree in 1961, and was hired as an assistant professor of English and American literature.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 7 June 2024
High humidity levels combined with elevated temperatures can create a dangerous mix, Kevin Lanza, PhD, assistant professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, told Verywell.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 30 May 2024
People who are on the autism spectrum may be sensitive to certain sensory experiences, Dr. Rachel Follmer, an assistant professor of developmental behavioral pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, tells TIME.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 24 May 2024
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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