Associate professor

Associate professor

Occupation
Names	Academics
Related jobs	Researcher

Associate professor is an

title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the Commonwealth system.

Overview

In the

In the

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

1. ^ associate professor, merriam-webster.com
2. ^ associate professor, collinsdictionary.com
3. ^ associate professor, dictionary.cambridge.org
4. ^ What's The Difference Between an Associate Professor vs. Professor?, Bradley University
5. ^ Reader, academiccareermaps.org
6. ^ ^{a b} UK Academic Job Titles Explained, academicpositions.com
7. ^ ^{a b} Changes to academic titles in 2021/2022 - implementation, Human Resources, Cambridge University
8. ^ Academic staff Role Profiles, University of Bristol
9. ^ "Australia, Academic Career Structure". eui.eu. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
10. ^ The Same but Different: US vs UK Higher Education, The Duck of Minerva
11. ^ Academia as Identity – a UK/US Comparison, theprofessorisin.com