Usually means: Junior faculty, tenure-track position.
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  1. assistant professor: Merriam-Webster
  2. assistant professor: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. assistant professor: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. assistant professor: Collins English Dictionary
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  11. assistant professor: FreeDictionary.org
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  14. assistant professor: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Definitions from Wiktionary (assistant professor)

▸ noun:  (education) An entry-level position in a university faculty, lower than an associate professor and a full professor.

Similar:
associate professor, subprofessor, lecturer, adjunct professor, senior lecturer, professor, underteacher, senior researcher, professoriate, professorate, more...

Opposite:
full professor, associate professor, senior lecturer

Types:
lecturer, teaching assistant, research assistant, more...

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Similar:
associate professor, subprofessor, lecturer, adjunct professor, senior lecturer, professor, underteacher, senior researcher, professoriate, professorate, more...

Opposite:
full professor, associate professor, senior lecturer

Types:
lecturer, teaching assistant, research assistant, more...



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