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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Daniel Pleffken, an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida, who specializes in aircraft certification, is more measured about what the flight proves.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Expert witness on lead exposure After Sullivan's testimony, the defense called expert witness Aaron Specht, an assistant professor at Purdue University with expertise in environmental health and physics.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Specht is an assistant professor in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Qianwen Guo, an assistant professor of transportation engineering at Florida State University, said small disruptions can have system-wide consequences for public transit service.
—Yaelis Pena, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Expert witness on lead exposure After Sullivan's testimony, the defense called expert witness Aaron Specht, an assistant professor at Purdue University with expertise in environmental health and physics.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Specht is an assistant professor in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Qianwen Guo, an assistant professor of transportation engineering at Florida State University, said small disruptions can have system-wide consequences for public transit service.
—Yaelis Pena, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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