谁知到国外associate professor 和 assistant professor有什么区别?

Let's use lay terms to understand the differences。 When we apply for a job, the position may be a temporary contract job for 6 months。 It may be a permanent job forever, but we must pass the probation first。Temporary position for professorship is an adjunct professorship。 Sometimes, a full time well known professor from a famous university can go to another university to join a research program for a few months to a few years。 Anyway, all adjunct professors are temporary。An assistant professorship is an entry level position for new PhD graduates。 He/she must work hard to produce enough research publications to obtain his/her tenure, like passing a probation。An associate professor has passed his tenure (probation) and is a full time permanent staff, though his position is still junior。A professor is a tenure permanent full time staff and is more senior by promotion。