assistant professor

noun

: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor
assistant professorship noun

Examples of assistant professor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What’s considered an unsafe high humidity level varies depending on the individual, Shashank Ravi, MD, clinical assistant professor in emergency medicine at Stanford Medicine, told Verywell. Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 30 May 2024 Bennett, who is an assistant professor of instrumental music at Bowie State, said his philosophy of competing with an opposing band doesn’t involve playing the same song to see which group did it better. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024 The effectiveness and staying power of the blockade are yet to be seen, said Beth Fossen, assistant professor of marketing at Indiana University. Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 15 May 2024 Plant Nutrients Keep You Healthy Collectively, the nutrients found in plants are called phytochemicals, according to Debbie Fetter, a researcher and assistant professor of nutrition at the University of California Davis. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for assistant professor 

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Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of assistant professor was in 1827

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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.

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