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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Educational Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- assistant professor
1, record 1, English, assistant%20professor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of a college or university faculty who ranks above a lecturer or instructor and below an associate professor. 2, record 1, English, - assistant%20professor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The assistant professor does not have tenure. He or she must be assessed and pass tenure to become an associate professor. 3, record 1, English, - assistant%20professor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The first stage of a professorship. 4, record 1, English, - assistant%20professor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- professeur adjoint
1, record 1, French, professeur%20adjoint
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- professeure adjointe 2, record 1, French, professeure%20adjointe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le professeur adjoint est classé immédiatement sous le professeur agrégé et au-dessus du chargé de cours. 3, record 1, French, - professeur%20adjoint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les termes «professeur adjoint» et professeure adjointe» peuvent prendre un sens différent selon les systèmes éducatifs d'autres pays de la francophonie. 3, record 1, French, - professeur%20adjoint
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Establecimientos de enseñanza
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- catedrático adjunto
1, record 1, Spanish, catedr%C3%A1tico%20adjunto
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Administración universataria. 1, record 1, Spanish, - catedr%C3%A1tico%20adjunto
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- School and School-Related Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- senior lecturer
1, record 2, English, senior%20lecturer
correct, see observation, Great Britain
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- assistant professor 2, record 2, English, assistant%20professor
correct, see observation
- head lecturer 3, record 2, English, head%20lecturer
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lecturer of senior status in U.K. further education, where a principal lecturer has a status and salary higher than that of a senior lecturer, or in a U.K. university where a senior lecturer is junior in status and salary to a reader or professor and where he/she may, rarely, be a head of department. 2, record 2, English, - senior%20lecturer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Broadly the U.S. equivalent is assistant professor. 2, record 2, English, - senior%20lecturer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Senior lecturer" is sometimes used in Canadian universities, e.g. School of Nursing, University of Ottawa. 4, record 2, English, - senior%20lecturer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Administration scolaire et parascolaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maître de conférences
1, record 2, French, ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chargé d'enseignement 2, record 2, French, charg%C3%A9%20d%27enseignement
masculine noun
- chargé d'enseignement senior 3, record 2, French, charg%C3%A9%20d%27enseignement%20senior
masculine noun
- chargé de cours senior 4, record 2, French, charg%C3%A9%20de%20cours%20senior
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «sénior». 5, record 2, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sénior : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 6, record 2, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The University of Melbourne; poste vacant Maître de Conférence (senior lecturer) à la Section de Français, le Monde nº 882, 9-15 septembre 1965. 1, record 2, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Chargé de cours senior, École des sciences infirmières, Université d'Ottawa. 4, record 2, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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