Professors

Professor is a word in many countries that refers to a senior academic office and might be a head of a department , alternative it may be a personal chair after attaining certain academic qualification

Professors are experts that are qualified and might be involved in doing the following

Conducting seminars and lectures in the fields of specialization

Performing advanced researches in their fields of specialization

Providing consultation services to institutions and governments

Training graduates students

The balance of professorial tasks above depends on place (country , time and institution

The

main categories of professors are

Assistant professor

Associate professor

Full professor

Other categories of professors include professor emeritus , visiting professor , distinguished professor , collegiate professor , adjunct professor , named chair , research professor , professor by courtesy honorary professor , and international professor

Assistant professor is an entry level position where by one needs a Ph .D . or other doctorate such as a master 's degree may be enough , this occurs mostly in fields or colleges in which terminal master 's degree are the terminal degrees . Assistant professors positions are not granted immediately after attaining the PhDs but after some time as postdoctoral fellows

Associate professor is the middle level position that is generally awarded after a significant publication record , like that of a book book contract or second book but all these requirements vary considerably between departments and institutions . After attaining tenure , one is the promoted to the level of associate professor . The position may be granted to a non tenured person as a tenure track so that on will later qualify to the position of associate

Full professor is a senior position and is always a tenured position However , this may not be the case in a for-profit private institution Lack of a compulsory retirement age contributes to graying of this occupation . The median age of most of America 's full professors is about the age of 55years currently

Professors Emeriti refer to full professors who have retired in good standing . This also refers to professors who have retired but continue to teach

Distinguished Professor , are also called research , teaching or university professor and these terms are used in only one institution to the tenured faculty

Visiting professor refers to a distinguished scholar or professor who is teaching another institution for some limited time

Collegiate professor is a full time professor whose major function is to teach , but may also serve on the academic committees

Adjunct professor is a person who doesn 't have a lasting position at the academic institution and he may be teaching a special course while working else where . They add resources to the faculty

Named chair is a full professor awarded a specific or endowed a chair that is sponsored by a firm , fund , person , etc . they are not a career rank but a position rank

Professor by courtesy is a professor who is originally and primarily associated with only one academic department , but has formally become associated with a second program , department , within the university or institute and...