How to Become an Associate Professor?

Are you thinking of becoming an Associate Professor or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become an Associate Professor, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Associate Professor job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Associate Professor Career Path

Associate Professor

Alias: Professor, Assistant Professor
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7% advanced to
0 - 1Years of Experience
€99K - €112K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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7% advanced to

Adjunct Professor

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No Years of Experience Reports
€114K - €114K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Salary Trajectory

Associate Professor Career Path

Associate Professor
Adjunct Professor
€80K
€90K
€100K
€110K
€130K

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Important Skill Sets for the Associate Professor Career Path

Teaching Experience
PHD
Leadership
Writing

Related careers in the Education Industry

Interested in other Education careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Associate Professor skills. Discover some of the most common Associate Professor career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Professor Of Biology
13% skills overlap
10% transitioned to Professor Of Biology