academic title
Professor or doctor
An academic title is a designation indicating scholarly rank or position within a university or research institution.
Titles like professor, associate professor, lecturer, and dean establish one's place in the academic hierarchy: She finally earned the academic title of full professor after years of research.
Some academic titles, like Doctor or Professor, are also used as forms of address.
- professorSenior university teacher
- full professorHighest academic rank
- associate professorMid-level university faculty rank
- assistant professorPre-tenure faculty rank
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
PhD · doctoral candidate · dean · tenure · tenure track · diploma · degree · honorary degree · chair · emeritus · lecturer · fellowship · masters · bachelor · provost · chancellor · honorific · credentials
academic titlenickname
Informal substitute name
pet name · first name · given name · street name · handle
academic titlehereditary title
Inherited nobility designation
military rank · professional certification · job title · professional license
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