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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One of the study’s strengths is that the researchers carefully matched the characteristics of people in the vitamin group to those in the placebo group, says Zachary Clayton, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz, who was also not involved with the research.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
Merriday has served as ombudsman of neighborhoods for Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, ombudsman of Atlanta Public Schools and as an assistant professor and lecturer at several colleges and universities in Georgia.
—Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
An assistant professor at North Carolina State University, Forde holds an MFA from the University of Alabama and a PhD in creative writing from Florida State University.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Eric Nolen-Doerr, MD, an endocrinologist and weight-management specialist at Boston Medical Center and an assistant professor at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
—Julia Sullivan, Allure, 6 Mar. 2026
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
Merriday has served as ombudsman of neighborhoods for Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, ombudsman of Atlanta Public Schools and as an assistant professor and lecturer at several colleges and universities in Georgia.
—Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
An assistant professor at North Carolina State University, Forde holds an MFA from the University of Alabama and a PhD in creative writing from Florida State University.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Eric Nolen-Doerr, MD, an endocrinologist and weight-management specialist at Boston Medical Center and an assistant professor at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
—Julia Sullivan, Allure, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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