Will you please explain the meaning of:
professor
full professor
associate professor
assistant professor
visiting professor
regious professor
reader
instructor
teacher (in colleges and universities)
master
foundation professor
distinguished professor
lecturer
chair
emeritus professor......................................... .....
Different countries and institutions have different meanings for these terms. Do you have a specific country in mind?
I am referring to US English.
I am afraid, no one has straightened me out.
Last edited by balakrishnanijk; 21-Nov-2007 at 14:06. Reason: incomplete
Not being American, I can only direct you to this: Coming to Terms With Academic Titles at US Colleges