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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Passive use of social media — scrolling — has been shown to be associated with anxiety and depression in adolescents, says Jacqueline Sperling, an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School and co-program director of the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program at McLean Hospital. Eliza Brooke, Vox, 23 May 2025 Sarah Wittman, assistant professor of management and of Industrial-Organizational psychology at George Mason University, warns about the silent side effects of automation, especially in entry-level work. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 That’s especially true for Taiwan’s youngest voters, said Lev Nachman, a political scientist and assistant professor at National Taiwan University who has studied their views. Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 18 May 2025 Seasonal products Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics at Syracuse University, told CNN that seasonal and holiday shopping purchases can’t be delayed for two to three months to wait on the trade war to play out. Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for assistant professor

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First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of assistant professor was in 1827

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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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