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]
Comparisonedit
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]
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)
^ abChanges to academic titles in 2021/2022 - implementation, Human Resources, Cambridge University
^Academic staff Role Profiles, University of Bristol
^"Australia, Academic Career Structure". eui.eu. from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
^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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associate, professor, broader, coverage, this, topic, professor, academic, title, with, principal, meanings, north, american, system, that, commonwealth, system, occupationnamesprofessoroccupation, typeprofessionactivity, sectorsacademicsdescriptioncompetencie. For broader coverage of this topic see Professor Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings in the North American system and that of the Commonwealth system Associate professorOccupationNamesProfessorOccupation typeProfessionActivity sectorsAcademicsDescriptionCompetenciesAcademic knowledge teachingEducation requiredTypically a doctoral degree and additional academic qualificationsFields ofemploymentAcademicsRelated jobsResearcherOverview editIn 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 editThe 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 systemChair 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 lecturerAssistant professor commonly the entry level position Lecturer typically the first permanent position Instructor Associate lecturer commonly the entry level position References edit 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 a b UK Academic Job Titles Explained academicpositions com a b Changes to academic titles in 2021 2022 implementation Human Resources Cambridge University Academic staff Role Profiles University of Bristol Australia Academic Career Structure eui eu Archived from the original on 28 June 2017 Retrieved 28 April 2018 The Same but Different US vs UK Higher Education The Duck of Minerva Academia as Identity a UK US Comparison theprofessorisin com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Associate professor amp oldid 1189380501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
