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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Joshua Wadler, an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University who studies hurricanes and drone technology, says AI can rapidly process huge amounts of information and generate more forecast possibilities than traditional forecasting models.
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Katie Garch, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Zhang Wenxuan is an assistant professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Kellie Owens, an assistant professor of medical ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, says privacy protections like HIPAA compliance do not eliminate the possibility of breaches.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 26 May 2026
People are already leaving coastal Louisiana and have been for decades, said Brianna Castro, a study author and assistant professor of urban sustainability at Yale School of the Environment.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
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Katie Garch, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Zhang Wenxuan is an assistant professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Kellie Owens, an assistant professor of medical ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, says privacy protections like HIPAA compliance do not eliminate the possibility of breaches.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 26 May 2026
People are already leaving coastal Louisiana and have been for decades, said Brianna Castro, a study author and assistant professor of urban sustainability at Yale School of the Environment.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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