assistant professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor
assistant professorship
noun
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Meet the Expert Kavita Vani, MD, is the director of fourth trimester and postpartum services at Montefiore Einstein and assistant professor of maternal-fetal medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
Johnathan Williams is an assistant professor of instruction in the history department at the University of Northern Iowa.
—Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The co-occurrence of these events could potentially take place more frequently in the future, further increasing the risk of fires in California, Lei Zhao, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Samantha Montano, an assistant professor of emergency management at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, said the pause on assistance could effectively halt that agency’s programs that help state and local governments prepare for and recover from disasters.
—Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
Johnathan Williams is an assistant professor of instruction in the history department at the University of Northern Iowa.
—Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The co-occurrence of these events could potentially take place more frequently in the future, further increasing the risk of fires in California, Lei Zhao, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Samantha Montano, an assistant professor of emergency management at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, said the pause on assistance could effectively halt that agency’s programs that help state and local governments prepare for and recover from disasters.
—Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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