university professor
Teaches college students
A university professor is a faculty member at a college or university who teaches courses and typically conducts research in their field.
The title often specifically denotes the highest academic rank, above associate professor and assistant professor: She was promoted to full professor after twenty years.
Informally, professor applies to any college instructor regardless of rank.
Protected employment status
- facultyInherent power or ability
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
colloquium · syllabus · curriculum · sabbatical · emeritus · adjunct · lectureship · chair
One who teaches formally
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- classroomEducational instruction space
blackboard · examination · assignment · grading · office hours · recitation · tutorial · course design
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- monographSingle-topic scholarly work
- bibliographyList of cited works
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
theory · analysis · expertise · intellectualism · philosophy · contribution · erudition · specialization
One who gives guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- dissertation committeePanel supervising doctoral research
- recommendation letterWritten endorsement for applicant
- protégéPerson guided by expert
mentee · graduate advisor · career guidance · role model · sponsorship · networking · doctoral candidate · postdoc
Issued written material
- grantBestow or award money
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
journal · citation · methodology · empirical · discovery · findings · collaboration · conference
tenure
Protected employment status
- facultyInherent power or ability
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
seminar · colloquium · syllabus · curriculum · sabbatical · emeritus · adjunct · lectureship · chair · dean
lecturer
One who teaches formally
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- teachingProfession of instructing others
classroom · blackboard · examination · assignment · grading · office hours · recitation · tutorial · course design · learning outcomes
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- monographSingle-topic scholarly work
- bibliographyList of cited works
footnote · theory · analysis · expertise · intellectualism · philosophy · contribution · erudition · specialization · treatise
advisor
One who gives guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- dissertation committeePanel supervising doctoral research
- recommendation letterWritten endorsement for applicant
protégé · mentee · graduate advisor · career guidance · role model · sponsorship · networking · doctoral candidate · postdoc · advisee
publication
Issued written material
- grantBestow or award money
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
hypothesis · journal · citation · methodology · empirical · discovery · findings · collaboration · conference · symposium
- academic titlesdean, provost, chancellor, lecturer, senior lecturer
- professorshipsendowed chair
- academic rankslecturer, senior lecturer, reader, research fellow, docent
- school staffteacher, teachers, principal, librarian, counselor
- ReformationMartin Luther, John Calvin, 95 Theses, Protestant Reformation, Luther
- civil servantsprefect, consul, inspector, diplomat, prosecutor
university professorkindergarten teacher
Educator of youngest students
preschool teacher · schoolteacher · middle school teacher · high school teacher
university professorundergraduate student
Pursuing initial college degree
freshman · college student · university student · pupil · apprentice
university professormanual laborer
Worker using physical effort
blue-collar worker · unskilled laborer · tradesman · factory worker · construction worker
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