professorship

[ pruh-fes-er-ship ]

noun

1. the office or post of a professor.

Other Words From

• subpro·fessor·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of professorship¹

First recorded in 1635–45; professor + -ship

Example Sentences

Giemulla, based in Berlin, is a prominent European aviation lawyer who also has an adjunct professorship at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.

From Seattle Times

In 2023, they gave $500 million through their foundation to the State University of New York at Stony Brook to support the university’s endowment and boost scholarships, professorships, research and clinical care.

From Seattle Times

The university has a research collaboration with the company for aerospace scholarship, offers professional education programs to current Boeing employees and is home to a professorship and department named after Boeing.

From Seattle Times

Fitting, then, that she would accept a prestigious guest professorship this year at a German art school.

From New York Times

The third plaintiff, Paul Marik, said he had been forced to resign a professorship at Eastern Virginia Medical School and as director of the intensive care unit at Senara Norfolk General Hospital in Virginia.

From Los Angeles Times