visiting professor
Definition
Noun: A professor who is temporarily employed by a college or university other than their home institution to teach, lecture, or conduct research for a limited period.
Usage
A "visiting professor" is a temporary academic appointment. The term specifies the professor's temporary status and their affiliation with a host institution. It is commonly used in formal university communications, staff directories, and course listings.
Examples
- The Department of Physics has appointed a visiting professor from Cambridge for the spring semester.
- As a visiting professor, she will offer a special seminar series on marine biology.
- He will join the university as a visiting professor for two years.
Advanced Usage
- The role can be specified further by field or duration, e.g., "visiting professor of linguistics" or "one-year visiting professor."
- The phrase often implies a position of distinction, where the host institution invites a scholar to share their expertise.
Variants and Related Words
- Visiting scholar: A broader term that can include professors, researchers, or other academics on a temporary visit.
- Adjunct professor: A part-time professor, which is a different type of non-permanent position not necessarily involving a move from another institution.
- Professor emeritus: A retired professor who may retain certain privileges; not a visiting role.
Synonyms
- Guest professor
- Temporary professor
Related Phrases
- On sabbatical: A professor on leave from their home institution, who may take a position as a visiting professor elsewhere.
- While on sabbatical, he served as a visiting professor at Stanford.
Noun
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a professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time
