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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Christy Garrison-Harrison, an assistant professor of history and women, gender, and sexuality studies at Southern University and A&M College, previously told USA TODAY that Mardi Gras began in medieval Europe, starting in Rome and making its way to France.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
American attitudes toward taking time off are different from the ones in much of Europe, where free time and rest are prioritized, said Kira Schrabram, an assistant professor of management at the University of Washington’s business school who studies meaningful and sustainable work.
—Colleen Newvine, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Talia Moore, assistant professor of robotics with a background in evolutionary biology, wanted a system that could quickly test how changes in limb proportions affect movement.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Daniel Sprockett, an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at Wake Forest University’s medical school, had been impressed when a student rotating in his lab submitted a GRFP proposal for studying how microplastics impact gut microbes.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 11 Feb. 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
American attitudes toward taking time off are different from the ones in much of Europe, where free time and rest are prioritized, said Kira Schrabram, an assistant professor of management at the University of Washington’s business school who studies meaningful and sustainable work.
—Colleen Newvine, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Talia Moore, assistant professor of robotics with a background in evolutionary biology, wanted a system that could quickly test how changes in limb proportions affect movement.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Daniel Sprockett, an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at Wake Forest University’s medical school, had been impressed when a student rotating in his lab submitted a GRFP proposal for studying how microplastics impact gut microbes.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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