Associate professor
| Occupation | |
|---|---|
| Names | Professor |
Occupation type | Profession |
Activity sectors | Academia |
| Description | |
| Competencies | Academic expertise, research, teaching |
Education required | Typically a doctoral degree and a substantial record of scholarship and teaching |
Fields of employment | Academia |
Related jobs | Researcher, Lecturer, Reader |
Associate professor is an academic rank used in university systems around the world. It has two distinct principal meanings: one in the North American system and one in the Commonwealth system. In both, this rank sits in the upper-middle of the professorial hierarchy, but its relative seniority differs.