Social:Associate professor
| Occupation | |
|---|---|
| Names | Professor |
Occupation type | Profession |
Activity sectors | Academics |
| Description | |
| Competencies | Academic knowledge, teaching |
Education required | Typically a doctoral degree and additional academic qualifications |
Fields of employment | Academics |
Related jobs | Researcher |
Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the Commonwealth system.
Overview
In the North American system, used in the United States and many other countries, it is a position between assistant professor and a full professorship.[1][2][3] In this system an associate professorship is typically the first promotion obtained after gaining a faculty position, and in the United States it is usually connected to tenure.[4]
In the Commonwealth system (Canada included), the title associate professor is traditionally used in place of reader in certain countries.[5][6] Like the reader title it ranks above senior lecturer – which corresponds to associate professor in the North American system – and is broadly equivalent to a North American full professor, as the full professor title is held by far fewer people in the Commonwealth system.[7] In this system an associate professorship is typically the second or third promotion obtained after gaining an academic position, and someone promoted to associate professor has usually been a permanent employee already in their two previous ranks as lecturer and senior lecturer.[8] Traditionally British universities have used the title reader, while associate professor in place of reader is traditionally used in Australia and New Zealand,[9] South Africa, Bangladesh, India , Malaysia, and Ireland within an otherwise British system of ranks. More recently, the university of Cambridge has adopted the North American system of ranks.[7]
Comparison
The table presents a broad overview of the traditional main systems, but there are universities which use a combination of those systems or other titles. Some universities in Commonwealth countries have also entirely adopted the North American system in place of the Commonwealth system.[6][10][11]
| North American system | Commonwealth system |
|---|---|
| Chair professor (upper half, including distinguished professor or equivalent) |
Professor |
| (Full) Professor (lower half) |
Reader (or principal lecturer) (mainly UK, most of the Commonwealth), or associate professor (traditionally in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and Southeast Asia) |
| Associate professor (typically the first permanent position) |
Senior lecturer |
| Assistant professor (commonly the entry-level position) |
Lecturer (typically the first permanent position) |
| Instructor | Associate lecturer (commonly the entry-level position) |
References
- ↑ associate professor, merriam-webster.com
- ↑ associate professor, collinsdictionary.com
- ↑ associate professor, dictionary.cambridge.org
- ↑ What's The Difference Between an Associate Professor vs. Professor?, Bradley University
- ↑ Reader, academiccareermaps.org
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 UK Academic Job Titles Explained, academicpositions.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Changes to academic titles in 2021/2022 - implementation, Human Resources, Cambridge University
- ↑ Academic staff Role Profiles, University of Bristol
- ↑ "Australia, Academic Career Structure". http://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships/AcademicCareersObservatory/AcademicCareersbyCountry/Australia.aspx.
- ↑ The Same but Different: US vs UK Higher Education, The Duck of Minerva
- ↑ Academia as Identity – a UK/US Comparison, theprofessorisin.com
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