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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The fact is that the temperature in the tank indicates that the liquid MMA molecules — monomers, essentially a bunch of single molecules — are reacting with one another to form polymers, forming a solid, according to Elias Picazo, assistant professor of chemistry at USC.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Rafiqul Islam Rana, an assistant professor of retailing at the University of South Carolina who studies the gap between brand commitments and factory floor realities, the report indicates a deeper problem in apparel sourcing.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
More than 200 of the new names belong to assistant professors, the early-career scientists whose grant cycles will be the first place policy changes show up.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Leading the way are first author Megan Fitzhugh, an assistant professor of neurosciences in the UCSD School of Medicine, and Judy Pa, a neurosciences professor and the study’s corresponding author.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Rafiqul Islam Rana, an assistant professor of retailing at the University of South Carolina who studies the gap between brand commitments and factory floor realities, the report indicates a deeper problem in apparel sourcing.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
More than 200 of the new names belong to assistant professors, the early-career scientists whose grant cycles will be the first place policy changes show up.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Leading the way are first author Megan Fitzhugh, an assistant professor of neurosciences in the UCSD School of Medicine, and Judy Pa, a neurosciences professor and the study’s corresponding author.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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