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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Zhou Yun, an assistant professor of social demography and family sociology at the University of Michigan, told ABC that the tax increase is political.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Walker-Figueroa has worked as a professional ballet and modern dancer, research assistant, classical harpist, bartender, literary editor, and creative writing instructor and is currently an assistant professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
The positive reinforcement of winning toys differentiates claw machine arcades from regular arcades, said Ed Timke, an assistant professor at Michigan State University’s Department of Advertising and Public Relations.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Extreme diets often function less like trends and more like belief systems, according to Jonathan Stea, clinical psychologist, adjunct assistant professor at the University of Calgary, who wrote a book about pseudoscience and misinformation in the wellness industry.
—Miguel Torres, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Walker-Figueroa has worked as a professional ballet and modern dancer, research assistant, classical harpist, bartender, literary editor, and creative writing instructor and is currently an assistant professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
The positive reinforcement of winning toys differentiates claw machine arcades from regular arcades, said Ed Timke, an assistant professor at Michigan State University’s Department of Advertising and Public Relations.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Extreme diets often function less like trends and more like belief systems, according to Jonathan Stea, clinical psychologist, adjunct assistant professor at the University of Calgary, who wrote a book about pseudoscience and misinformation in the wellness industry.
—Miguel Torres, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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