noun · academic
professorship
/prəˈfɛsəʃɪp/pro·FESS·or·ship
the position or rank of a professor at a university
Examples
“After years of research she was offered a professorship in comparative literature.”
“Holding a professorship often involves supervising PhD students and running research projects.”
“Universities sometimes award professorships to scholars who have made major contributions to their field.”
Band 8 sentence
“After an international search, the committee appointed her to a professorship in chemical engineering because of her groundbreaking research.”
Collocations
- hold a professorship
- be appointed to a professorship
- apply for a professorship
- award a professorship
Word family
Common mistakes
He is a professorship.→He is a professor.
She was offered professorship in the department.→She was offered a professorship in the department.
I apply for professorship.→I applied for a professorship.
Say it for a higher band
5job→6position→7+professorship
Synonyms
academic post
chair
Easily confused
professor
“After ten years as a lecturer he finally became a professor.”
chair
“She was appointed to the chair of modern history last month.”
position
“He accepted a position at the university starting in September.”
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