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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Natalie Welch, an assistant professor of marketing at Seattle University, said that while the Storm has allowed Seattle to maintain and grow its basketball fanbase ahead of the Sonics’ possible return, the Sonics will also provide a surge of demand for the Storm.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Harrington, now an assistant professor at the University of Virginia, and her co-authors analyzed the results of five surveys that were completed between 2011 and 2024 and included a total of 588,322 Americans.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
The winning pairs are associate professor Sung Han and graduate student Rachel Felix; assistant professor Daniel Hollern and student Monika Quackenbush; and associate professor Graham McVicker and student Han Chen.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
In 2020, Samir Nurmohamed, now an assistant professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania, published a paper that showed evidence that perceiving yourself as an underdog can lead to higher motivation and better performance at work.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Harrington, now an assistant professor at the University of Virginia, and her co-authors analyzed the results of five surveys that were completed between 2011 and 2024 and included a total of 588,322 Americans.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
The winning pairs are associate professor Sung Han and graduate student Rachel Felix; assistant professor Daniel Hollern and student Monika Quackenbush; and associate professor Graham McVicker and student Han Chen.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
In 2020, Samir Nurmohamed, now an assistant professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania, published a paper that showed evidence that perceiving yourself as an underdog can lead to higher motivation and better performance at work.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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