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== Types of Professors == | == Types of Professors == | ||
| − | *'''Professor''' ''(general)'' - A college or university teacher who ranks above an | + | *'''Professor''' ''(general)'' - A college or university teacher who ranks above an Associate Professor. |
| − | *'''Associate Professor''' - A college or university professor who ranks above an | + | *'''Associate Professor''' - A college or university professor who ranks above an Assistant Professor and below a Professor. Assistant Professors typically gain the rank of Associate upon earning [[tenure]]. |
| − | *'''Assistant Professor''' - A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor. | + | *'''Assistant Professor''' - A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor. This is a typical entry-level position; Assistant Professor typically do not have tenure. |
*'''Adjunct Professor''' - Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity. | *'''Adjunct Professor''' - Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity. | ||
Revision as of 02:31, June 20, 2008
A professor is an academic of the highest rank at a college or university.
The highest academic rank is based on peer review of the scholar's work, and a process of election by his peers as specified by the rules of each college or university.
Types of Professors
- Professor (general) - A college or university teacher who ranks above an Associate Professor.
- Associate Professor - A college or university professor who ranks above an Assistant Professor and below a Professor. Assistant Professors typically gain the rank of Associate upon earning tenure.
- Assistant Professor - A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor. This is a typical entry-level position; Assistant Professor typically do not have tenure.
- Adjunct Professor - Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity.
- Visiting Professor - A professor on leave who is invited to serve as a member of the faculty of another college or university for a limited period of time, often an academic year.
- Professor Emeritus - Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement.
References
- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.