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Associate professor

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.

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Activity sectors
Academia
Competencies
Academic expertise, research, teaching
Education required
Typically a doctoral degree and a substantial record of scholarship and teaching
Fields of employment
Academia
Names
Professor
Occupation type
Profession

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North American system

Commonwealth system

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Associate professor

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples66
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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Associate professor

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related to Relationship to tenure · 18
Associate professor → AAUP, Academic Freedom, American Association, At, Brown University, For, Georgetown University, Institutions, Michigan, New York University, North American, Principles, Statement, Tenure, Under, University, University Professors, Where
related to United Kingdom · 11
Associate professor → At Oxford, British, Cambridge, North American, Nottingham, October, Oxford, Since, The University, University, Warwick
related to Commonwealth system · 7
Associate professor → Australia, Because, Commonwealth, In, It, New Zealand, North American
related to Appointment, promotion, and review · 6
Associate professor → Columbia, Michigan, New York University, Promotion, Tenure-track, Typically
related to Australia and New Zealand · 6
Associate professor → Associate, British, In Australia, Level, New Zealand, The
related to North American system · 6
Associate professor → Canada, For, In, It, North American, United States
is a · 2
Associate professor → academic rank used in university systems around the world, middle of the three principal professorial ranks
related to Non-tenure-track uses · 2
Associate professor → It, The
Activity sectors · 1
Associate professor → Academia
Competencies · 1
Associate professor → Academic expertise, research, teaching

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professor tenure associate rank lecturer reader north american academic system commonwealth senior faculty university used promotion new research institutions may

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Associate professorActivity sectorsAcademia1.00infobox
Associate professorCompetenciesAcademic expertise, research, teaching1.00infobox
Associate professorEducation requiredTypically a doctoral degree and a substantial record of scholarship and teaching1.00infobox
Associate professorFields of employmentAcademia1.00infobox
Associate professorNamesProfessor1.00infobox
Associate professorOccupation typeProfession1.00infobox
Associate professorRelated jobsResearcher, Lecturer, Reader1.00infobox
Associate professoris aacademic rank used in university systems around the world0.90text
Associate professoris amiddle of the three principal professorial ranks0.90text
financial exigencyinstance ofterminable thereafter only for adequate cause or under extraordinary circumstances0.80text
Associate professorrelated to Appointment, promotion, and reviewPromotion0.60section
Associate professorrelated to Appointment, promotion, and reviewTenure-track0.60section

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