"assistant professor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: assistant professors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} assistant professor (plural assistant professors)
  1. (education) An entry-level position in a university faculty, lower than an associate professor and a full professor. Categories (topical): Education, Occupations, People Synonyms: Asst. Prof. [abbreviation], Asst Prof [abbreviation], subprofessor Related terms: associate professor, instructor, professor Translations (teacher): dosent (Afrikaans), professor ajudant [masculine] (Catalan), 助理教授 (zhùlǐ jiàoshòu) (Chinese Mandarin), universitetslektor [common-gender] (Danish), universitair docent [masculine] (Dutch), apulaisprofessori (Finnish), adjunktus (english: similar to a senior lecturer) (Hungarian), tanársegéd (english: the lowest degree, approx. assistant lecturer) (Hungarian), asisten ahli (english: junior) (Indonesian), lektor (english: senior) (Indonesian), universitetslektor [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), adiunkt [masculine] (Polish), adiunktka [feminine] (Polish), profesor asistent [masculine] (Romanian), ผู้ช่วยศาสตราจารย์ (pûu-chûai sàat-dtraa-jaan) (Thai)

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