Professorship
noun
The position or job of a professor in a college or university.
After years of hard work, he finally achieved a professorship at the law school.
Often appears as...
- achieve a professorship
- accept a professorship
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Academic
noun
The period a person occupies the job of a professor in a college or university.
During his professorship, he made significant contributions to the philosophy department.
Often appears as...
- during his professorship
- end of his professorship
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Academic
noun
The position or job of a professor in a college or university.
After years of hard work, he finally achieved a professorship at the law school.
Often appears as...
- achieve a professorship
- accept a professorship
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The period a person occupies the job of a professor in a college or university.
During his professorship, he made significant contributions to the philosophy department.
Often appears as...
- during his professorship
- end of his professorship
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Academic Achievement
Indicates a high level of success and recognition in academia.
She was honored with a professorship for her pioneering research.
Pro Tip 2/3Career Milestone
Often considered a prestigious career goal for those in academia.
Obtaining a professorship was the pinnacle of his academic career.
Pro Tip 3/3Selective Process
Securing a professorship can be competitive and may require a distinguished track record.
After several publications, she was a strong candidate for the professorship.
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I got the sense that something big was brewing here. But my dad would hear none of it. When I explained that I was thinking about abandoning the traditional professorship route to explore this new world of online education, he exploded in anger.
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Clive Granger
British Economist
In 1973, I was offered a professorship at the University of California, San Diego. Although I was certainly not unhappy at Nottingham, I had been there over twenty years from starting undergraduate studies to Professor of Applied Statistics and Econometrics, and I thought that a change of scene was worth considering.
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Quentin Tarantino
American Director
When I make a film, I am hoping to reinvent the genre a little bit. I just do it my way. I make my own little Quentin versions of them... I consider myself a student of cinema. It's almost like I am going for my professorship in cinema, and the day I die is the day I graduate. It is a lifelong study.
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Elias James Corey
American Scientist
In the spring of 1959, I received an offer of a professorship at Harvard, which I accepted with alacrity since I wanted to be near my family and since the chemistry department at Harvard was unsurpassed.
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Kurt Huber
German Celebrity
You have stripped from me the rank and privileges of the professorship and the doctoral degree which I earned, and you have set me at the level of the lowest criminal.
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Simon Newcomb
Canadian Mathematician
A suggestion had been made to me looking toward a professorship in some Western college, but after due consideration, I declined to consider the matter.
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Tyrone Hayes
American Scientist
Professorship is not a career, but rather a life's pursuit. The people with whom I work daily exemplify and remind me of this promise.
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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Indian Businessman
A professorship appeals very much because I enjoy being with younger people.
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Clive Granger
British Economist
In 1973, I was offered a professorship at the University of California, San Diego. Although I was certainly not unhappy at Nottingham, I had been there over twenty years from starting undergraduate studies to Professor of Applied Statistics and Econometrics, and I thought that a change of scene was worth considering.
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Quentin Tarantino
American Director
When I make a film, I am hoping to reinvent the genre a little bit. I just do it my way. I make my own little Quentin versions of them... I consider myself a student of cinema. It's almost like I am going for my professorship in cinema, and the day I die is the day I graduate. It is a lifelong study.
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Elias James Corey
American Scientist
In the spring of 1959, I received an offer of a professorship at Harvard, which I accepted with alacrity since I wanted to be near my family and since the chemistry department at Harvard was unsurpassed.
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Kurt Huber
German Celebrity
You have stripped from me the rank and privileges of the professorship and the doctoral degree which I earned, and you have set me at the level of the lowest criminal.
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Simon Newcomb
Canadian Mathematician
A suggestion had been made to me looking toward a professorship in some Western college, but after due consideration, I declined to consider the matter.
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Tyrone Hayes
American Scientist
Professorship is not a career, but rather a life's pursuit. The people with whom I work daily exemplify and remind me of this promise.
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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Indian Businessman
A professorship appeals very much because I enjoy being with younger people.
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