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Definition of "assistant professor" []

  • A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "assistant professor" in a sentence
  • "Moreover, the sheer volume of particles: Based on an interview with Tony Ward, research assistant professor at the University of Montana in the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, January 29, 2007."
  • ""To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify a risk of increased falls related to a diagnosis of pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease," says Susan Stark, an assistant professor of occupational therapy and neurology at Washington University in St. Louis."
  • "Dr. Michelle G. Newman, an assistant professor of psychology at Pennsylvania State University, studied the use of humor as a coping mechanism for stress."
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