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| x US-Canada Fulbright Visiting Research Chair | ||
| x Sterling Professor |
A Sterling Professorship is the highest academic rank at Yale University, awarded to a tenured faculty member considered one of the best in his or her field. Traditionally, there are only 27 at any one time, though there are currently 40.
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| x Lecturer |
Lecturer is a term of academic rank. In the United Kingdom lecturer is the name given to those who teach in their first permanent university position. That is, lecturers are academics early in their careers, who lead research groups and supervise...
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| x Doctor |
Doctor (gen.: doctoris) means teacher in Latin. The word is originally an agentive noun of the verb docēre ('to teach'). It has been used continuously as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of...
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The meaning of the word professor (Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science, teacher of highest rank) varies. In some English-speaking countries, it refers to a senior academic who holds a departmental chair,...
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| x Distinguished Professor |
Distinguished Professor is an honorary title at many universities for faculty who are recognized by colleagues throughout the world as leaders in their fields. At some universities governed by a board of regents, the title Regents Professor is...
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| x Assistant Professor | ||
| x Research Scientist | ||
| x Associate Professor | ||
| x Emeritus |
Emeritus (pronounced /ɨˈmɛrɨtəs/) (plural Emeriti) is an adjective that is used in the title of a retired professor, bishop, or other professional. Emerita (/ɨˈmɛrɨtə/) is often used as the female equivalent, although avoided by purists, since...
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| x Research Fellow | ||
| x Honorary degree |
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An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa (Latin: 'for the sake of the honour') is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements (such as matriculation, residence, study and the...
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