associate professor

noun

: a teacher at a U.S. college or university who has a rank above an assistant professor and below a full professor

Full Definition of ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor

— associate professorship noun

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