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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Philip Zymaris, ThD, assistant professor of liturgics at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
James Sayre is an assistant professor of cooperative extension at the University of California, Davis.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Timothy Anderson, a primary care physician and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, was one of the researchers raising concerns about matching PREVENT to risk thresholds.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026
Even if the war in Iran is short-lived, the consequences of the conflict will linger, according to Ryan Loy, assistant professor and extension economist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
James Sayre is an assistant professor of cooperative extension at the University of California, Davis.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Timothy Anderson, a primary care physician and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, was one of the researchers raising concerns about matching PREVENT to risk thresholds.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026
Even if the war in Iran is short-lived, the consequences of the conflict will linger, according to Ryan Loy, assistant professor and extension economist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
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