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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Before her departure, Ardeshir-Larijani served as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory's medical school.
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Yuanhang Zhu, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UCR, suspected these distinctions weren’t just aesthetic.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Barraza is an assistant professor of political science at San Diego Mesa College.
—Austin Barraza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Carissa Baker, a Los Angeles native who is now an assistant professor of theme park and attraction management at the University of Central Florida, says that Fairyland created its own stamp on children’s architecture and fairy-tale imagery.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Yuanhang Zhu, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UCR, suspected these distinctions weren’t just aesthetic.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Barraza is an assistant professor of political science at San Diego Mesa College.
—Austin Barraza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Carissa Baker, a Los Angeles native who is now an assistant professor of theme park and attraction management at the University of Central Florida, says that Fairyland created its own stamp on children’s architecture and fairy-tale imagery.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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