of "professor" is assumed by chair professors and professors, or assistant professors and above. Academic ranks Chair professor Emeritus professor Professor
Academic rank (also scientific rank) is the hierarchical rank of a teacher, researcher or other employee in a college, high school, university or research establishment. The academic ranks indicate relative importance and power of individuals in academia.
The academic ranks are specific for each country, there is no worldwide-unified ranking system. Among the common ranks are professor, associate
Assistant Lecturer
Lecturer with Dr. or PhD degree
Associate Professor
Professor
Professor emeritus
Professor
Associate professor
Assistant professor
Lecturer
Demonstrator
Professor
Associate professor
Assistant professor
Lecturer
Non-tenure track positions
Distinguished Professor
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Lecturer
Senior Instructor
Instructor
(Full) professor (정교수/교수)
Associate professor (부교수)
Assistant professor (조교수)
Other positions:
Teaching Assistant (in Pashto پوهنیار)
Senior Teaching Assistant (in Pashto پوهنمل)
Assistant Professor (in Pashto پوهندوی)
Associate professor (in Pashto پوهنوال)
Professor (in Pashto پوهاند)[1]
Honorary degree:
Assistant Lecturer
Lecturer with Dr. or PhD degree
Associate Professor
Professor
Professor emeritus
Professor
Associate professor
Assistant professor
Lecturer
Demonstrator
Prafiesar / Прафесар (Full professor)
Dacent / Дацэнт (Associate professor)
Starejšy vykladčyk / Старэйшы выкладчык (Senior lecturer)
Asistent / Vykladčyk / Асістэнт / Выкладчык (Assistant professor / Lecturer)
Researchers by seniority levels
Clinical professor
Clinical associate professor
Clinical assistant professor
Clinical instructor
Clinical instructor is the entry-level rank for clinical members of faculty.
Non-faculty teaching and research personnel
Assistant Professor (Profesor Asistente) (full/part-time)
Lecturer (Instructor) (full/part-time)
Intern (Adiestrado) (a recent graduate with a bachelor degree, usually from the same institution)
Professor
Associate professor
Assistant professor
Lecturer
Non-tenure track positions
In French business schools, ranks are the same as in the United States: assistant professor, associate professor, and finally (full) professor.
Professzor/egyetemi tanár (university professor/full professor)
főiskolai tanár (college professor)
Docens (associate professor)
Adjunktus (assistant professor)
Tanársegéd (assistant lecturer)
Prófessor (Professor), from Latin professor
Dósent (Associate Professor), from Latin docens, genetive docentis (participle of doceo).
Lektor (Assistant Professor), from Latin lēctor
Research career pathway
Dosen (Lecturer)
Asisten Ahli (Assistant Professor - Lower)
Lektor (Assistant Professor - Upper)
Lektor Kepala (Associate Professor)
Guru Besar, Profesor (Professor)
Academic ranks for researchers
Assistant lecturer (in Arabic: مدرس مساعد)
Lecturer (مدرس)
Assistant professor (أستاذ مساعد)
Professor (أستاذ)
Holders of PhD degrees can be (in ascending order):
Lecturer (مدرس)
Assistant professor (أستاذ مساعد)
Professor (أستاذ)
ُExperienced professor (أستاذ متمرس)
Note: Holders of PhD degrees are automatically promoted to lecturer if they were assistant lecturers before they received their PhD.
استاذ equivalent to professor.
استاذ مساعد equivalent to associate professor.
مدرس equivalent to assistant professor in American Universities (with PhD) or with researches.
مدرس مساعد Assistant lecturer (without PhD).
Professor (أستاذ)
Associate professor (أستاذ مشارك)
Assistant professor (أستاذ مساعد)
Practitioner Professor (أستاذ ممارس)
Lecturer (مدرس)
Assistant lecturer (مدرس مساعد )
Distinguished Professor
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Lecturer
Senior Instructor
Instructor
Chairman professor,
Distinguished professor,
Professor,
Associate professor,
Assistant professor
Senior lecturer
Lecturer
Senior instructor
Instructor
At the Macao Polytechnic University there are four levels
Professor (Professor coordenador)
Associate professor (Professor adjuncto)
Lecturer (Assistente)
Teaching Assistant (Assistent estagiario)
Rector
Pro-Rector I
Pro-Rector II
Pro-Rector III
Professor (Head of Department)
Professor I
Professor
Associate Professor
Lecturer
Assistant Lecturer
Tutor/ Demonstrator
Emeritus Professor (retired)
Professor
Associate Professor / Reader
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer I
Lecturer II
Assistant Lecturer
Graduate Assistant
Administrative Positions
Professor Emeritus
Meritorious Professor/ Distinguished National Professor
Professor
Associate professor
Assistant professor
Lecturer
Lab Engineer
Research Associate
Full Professor
Associate Professor
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer (PhD)
Assistant Lecturer (Msc)
Tutorial assistant (Cum Laude undergraduate assisting in teaching and research)
Professor أستاذ/أستاذ دكتور
Associate Professor أستاذ مشارك
Assistant Professor أستاذ مساعد
Lecturer محاضر
Demonstrator معيد
instructor مدرب
(Full) professor (정교수/교수)
Associate professor (부교수)
Assistant professor (조교수)
Other positions:
Lecturer (강사)
Research professor (연구 교수)
Clinical professor (임상 교수)
Adjunct professor (겸임 교수)
Teaching assistant professor ( 강의전문 조교수)
Collegiate professor
Visiting professor (객원 교수/초빙 교수)
Chaired professor (석좌 교수)
Emeritus professor (명예 교수)
Full Professor / Catedrático de Universidad
Associate Professor / Profesor Titular
Assistant Professor / Senior Lecturer / Profesor Contratado Doctor
Lecturer / Profesor Ayudante Doctor
Instructor (Often Part Time) / Profesor Asociado
Professor (ศาสตราจารย์)
Associate professor (รองศาสตราจารย์)
Assistant professor (ผู้ช่วยศาสตราจารย์)
Lecturer (อาจารย์)
Professor/chair
Reader (or principal lecturer in some post-1992 institutions)
Senior lecturer
Lecturer,
Professor/professorial research fellow/research professor/director of research
Reader
Senior research fellow/Senior researcher
Research fellow, research associate
Research assistant
Teaching career pathway