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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Rafiqul Islam Rana, an assistant professor in the Department of Retailing at the University of South Carolina.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Trovatello is now an assistant professor at Politecnico di Milano.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
Micah Ross, an assistant professor of biology at UVU who organized the simulation, says that despite some turmoil, the students managed the outbreak well.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Christine Case, a visiting assistant professor of English, is listed as the course instructor.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Trovatello is now an assistant professor at Politecnico di Milano.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
Micah Ross, an assistant professor of biology at UVU who organized the simulation, says that despite some turmoil, the students managed the outbreak well.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Christine Case, a visiting assistant professor of English, is listed as the course instructor.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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