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

The work will be led by Maha Haji, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan and director of its Symbiotic Engineering and Analysis Laboratory. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Even before entering a doctoral program, Mazzolai was promoted to assistant professor in 2004 and shortly afterward made her first foray into bioinspired robotics. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2026

They are driven by a feeling that government is part of the problem, according to Ben Green, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan's School of Information. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

Gianluca Brero, assistant professor of information systems and analytics at Bryant University, said there is reason for concern. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for assistant professor

• aggressor
• assessor
• compressor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• processor
• repressor
• successor