associate professor

noun

1. a teacher in a college or university who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.

associate professor

noun

1. (in the US and Canada) a university teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
2. (in New Zealand) a senior lecturer holding the rank below professor

Other Words From

• associate professorship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of associate professor¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

"We were hoping for positive spillover effects, like customers will be more environmentally conscious and consume less one-time use plastic or paper products," said Che, an associate professor at UCR's School of Business.

From Science Daily

Paul De Ley, an associate professor of nematology at UCR, confirmed its fit as an early nematode and ruled out other worm types.

From Science Daily

“From the Finnish perspective, this is a bit strange,” according to Ilmari Kaihko, associate professor of war studies at the Swedish Defence University.

From BBC

Changing messaging during the pandemic about masking, along with political division undermining regulatory agencies, increased the polarization of public health, said Rupali Limaye, an associate professor in public health at George Mason University.

From Salon

Britney Schmidt, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell university in the US, helped to design a laser onboard that will see through the ice.

From BBC