Collocations withprofessor
These are words often used in combination withprofessor.
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adjunct professor
The following year he became an assistant professor, then an adjunct professor in 1913.
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distinguished professor
After a talk given by a distinguished professor, a student from the audience takes a few pictures of the speaker.
From theCambridge English Corpus
eminent professor
The transmission of sound waves under water was suggested by an eminent professor.
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full-time professor
He was full-time professor and researched at the university, as well as graduate-programs coordinator.
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professor of medicine
He may then be taken to the wards to be seen by a professor of medicine who is paid by the university.
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professor of surgery
It is simply not enough to have a retired dean of medicine or professor of surgery.
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retired professor
That invitation comes from a retired professor of materia medica.
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tenured professor
When tenure isn't enough: overworked and unhappy, a tenured professor decides she wants out.
From theCambridge English Corpus
visiting professor
As a visiting professor he went out of his way to connect with the students in his courses (and sometimes in nearby bars).
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