associate professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor
associate professorship
noun
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Wang is also an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
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New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
Wen is an emergency physician and clinical associate professor at George Washington University.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Screening for cervical cancer led to a dramatic drop in cervical cancer rates since the 1950s, said Jane Montealegre, an associate professor of behavioral science at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, but that progress has stalled.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
For example, many Christians wanted Easter to fall on the spring equinox every year, said Darin Hayton, an associate professor of history at Haverford College.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
Wen is an emergency physician and clinical associate professor at George Washington University.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Screening for cervical cancer led to a dramatic drop in cervical cancer rates since the 1950s, said Jane Montealegre, an associate professor of behavioral science at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, but that progress has stalled.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
For example, many Christians wanted Easter to fall on the spring equinox every year, said Darin Hayton, an associate professor of history at Haverford College.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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