Academic ranks

Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a 'person who professes'. Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank.

The term "docent" is derived from the Latin word , which is the present active participle of ('to teach, to lecture'). Becoming a docent is often referred to as habilitation or doctor of science and is an academic qualification that shows that the holder is qualified to be employed at the level of associate or full professor. The title of "docent" is conferred by some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks at or below the full professor rank, similar to a British readership, a French (MCF), and equal to or above the title of ass

Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct research.

academic title or rank typically indicating non-full time employment as a professor

academic rank and position

academic rank and position

retired university professor who maintains links with their former institution

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academic rank in the United Kingdom and some universities in the Commonwealth of Nations above senior lecturer

Academic rank of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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