faculty member
Definition
Noun: An educator who works at a college or university. This term refers to an individual employed in an academic teaching or research position at an institution of higher education.
Usage
The term "faculty member" is used to formally identify an individual who holds a teaching, research, or sometimes administrative position within the academic staff of a college or university. It distinguishes them from other staff (e.g., administrative staff, support staff) and students.
Examples
- The new faculty member will teach courses in molecular biology.
- All faculty members are invited to attend the annual research symposium.
- She is a respected faculty member in the Department of History.
Advanced Usage
- Tenured/Tenure-track faculty member: Specifies a professor with or eligible for permanent employment status.
- After six years, she was promoted to a tenured faculty member.
- Adjunct faculty member: Refers to a part-time or temporary instructor.
- He works as an adjunct faculty member, teaching one evening class per semester.
Variants and Related Words
- Professor: A common title for a senior faculty member.
- Lecturer: Often denotes a faculty member focused primarily on teaching.
- Academic: A broader term for someone engaged in scholarship or teaching at a university.
- Faculty: The collective body of faculty members within an institution or department.
Synonyms
- Academic staff
- Professor
- Instructor (in a higher education context)
- Educator (at a college/university)
Related Phrases
- Member of faculty: A less common, formal variant with identical meaning.
- He has been a valued member of faculty for twenty years.
Noun
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an educator who works at a college or university
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