Assistant Professor

音标

英式音标：/əˈsɪstənt prəˈfesə/

美式音标：/əˈsɪstənt prəˈfesɚ/

含义

Assistant Professor 是英语国家（特别是美国和加拿大）大学中的职称，中文常译为 助理教授。
在高校教师职称体系中，它通常位于 Lecturer（讲师）或 Instructor（讲师）之上，Associate Professor（副教授）之下。一般是年轻学者或刚完成博士学位后进入大学从事科研和教学工作的第一站。

翻译

助理教授

初级教授（在特定语境下也可指较低级别的教授职称）

用法

“Assistant Professor” 常用于学术场合和职称介绍，通常在个人履历（CV）、学术会议、出版物署名、大学官网教师介绍等出现。

例句（10句）

She was recently hired as an assistant professor in the Department of Physics.

The assistant professor is responsible for both teaching and conducting research.

After five years, he was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.

The assistant professor published several influential papers in top journals.

As an assistant professor, he supervises graduate students in their research projects.

The university is seeking an assistant professor of computer science.

She began her career as an assistant professor at Harvard University.

The assistant professor received a grant to support her research on climate change.

Many assistant professors work toward tenure during their early years at a university.

The assistant professor collaborated with international scholars on a joint project.

常见搭配短语

assistant professor of mathematics（数学助理教授）

assistant professor of law（法律助理教授）

assistant professor position（助理教授职位）

tenure-track assistant professor（终身教职轨助理教授）

assistant professor appointment（助理教授任命）

总结

“Assistant Professor” 在北美高校体系中是一个标准的职称，表示一名具有独立教学与研究能力的初级教授。其职责包括授课、科研、指导学生和参与学术事务。通常，助理教授经过数年考核后，可晋升为副教授，并可能获得终身教职。

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