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

There is another upshot, according to Richard Lopez, an assistant professor of neuroscience and psychology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

For five weeks this spring, eight Greene Homes residents worked on the photovideo project with the organization PT Partners and Sacred Heart University staffers Tricia Lewis, an assistant professor, and Julia Bates, an assistant teaching professor. — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Larry Schooler, an assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Texas at Austin, suggests first asking what the person is listening to. — Angela Haupt, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Nikki Barry, an assistant professor whose 3-year-old has attended Krieger since 2024, had planned to enroll an infant there in 2027. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 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