A report on List of academic ranks
Rank of a scientist or teacher in a college, high school, university or research establishment.
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Professor
3 linksAcademic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries.
Academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries.
In most systems of academic ranks, "professor" as an unqualified title refers only to the most senior academic position, sometimes informally known as "full professor".
Lecturer
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Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country.
Reader (academic rank)
2 linksAppointment for a senior academic with a distinguished international reputation in research or scholarship.
Appointment for a senior academic with a distinguished international reputation in research or scholarship.
In the traditional hierarchy of British and other Commonwealth universities, reader (and principal lecturer in the new universities) are academic ranks above senior lecturer and below professor, recognising a distinguished record of original research.
Assistant professor
1 linksAssistant professor is an academic rank just below the rank of an associate professor used in universities or colleges, mainly in the United States and Canada.
Chancellor (education)
1 linksLeader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.
Leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.
In deemed universities and institutes of national importance, the head of the institution is either called director general or director, the latter designation being more commonly used in academic terms in the subcontinent.
Academy
1 linksInstitution of secondary or tertiary higher learning, research, or honorary membership.
Institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning, research, or honorary membership.
In the United Kingdom, various titles of academic rank are used, typically research associate, research fellow (also senior research fellow and principal research fellow), lecturer (also senior lecturer and principal lecturer), reader, and professor.
Research fellow
0 linksA research fellow is an academic research position at a university or a similar research institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members.
Sessional lecturer
0 linksSessional lecturer or sessional instructor are contract faculty who hold full- or part-time teaching positions and may perform administrative duties but have no research responsibilities.
Sessional lecturer or sessional instructor are contract faculty who hold full- or part-time teaching positions and may perform administrative duties but have no research responsibilities.
It is an academic rank for a type of job common in Canadian and Australian universities and colleges.
Fellow
0 linksBroad concept whose exact meaning depends on context.
Broad concept whose exact meaning depends on context.
For example, in Germany, institutions such as the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offer research fellowship for postdoctoral research and refer to the holder as research fellows, while the award holder may formally hold a specific academic title at their home institution (e.g., Privatdozent).
Academic ranks in Egypt
0 linksAcademic ranks in Egypt are the titles, relative importance and power of professors, researchers, and administrative personnel held in academia.