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Privatdozent

English translation: associate or assistant professor

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German term or phrase:Privatdozent
English translation:associate or assistant professor
Entered by: Dawn Montague

21:49 Mar 14, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Education / Pedagogy
German term or phrase: Privatdozent
In a physician's CV: "Benennung zum Privatdozenten"
Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 08:04
Associate OR Assistant professor of Medicine
Explanation:
Privatdozent (Assistant Professor equivalent)

SEE http://www.physiology.uab.edu/RickCV.htm

http://cardiorepair.uni-marburg.de/brilcvx.htm


http://www.physiology.rwth-aachen.de/~yvan/
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Annie Robberecht, C. Tr.
Local time: 14:04
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Summary of answers provided
na +1[university] lecturer (approved by the university but not on the university's salaried staff)
Tom Funke
naAssociate OR Assistant professor of Medicine
Annie Robberecht, C. Tr.
navisiting professor
gangels (X)


  

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Associate OR Assistant professor of Medicine


Explanation:
Privatdozent (Assistant Professor equivalent)

SEE http://www.physiology.uab.edu/RickCV.htm

http://cardiorepair.uni-marburg.de/brilcvx.htm


http://www.physiology.rwth-aachen.de/~yvan/



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Annie Robberecht, C. Tr.
Local time: 14:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you!

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Dierk Seeburg
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38 mins peer agreement (net): +1
[university] lecturer (approved by the university but not on the university's salaried staff)


Explanation:
Privatdozent - lecturer who is not a member of the salaried university staff
(Oxford-Duden German Dictionary ISBN 0-19-864171-0)

- outside lecturer (Collins German Dictionary ISBN 0-0-06-275-501-3)

- Hochschullehrer der noch nicht Professor ist und nicht im Beamtenverhältnis steht (Duden, Deutsches Universl Wörterbuch, ISBN3 411 05503 0)

NB: associate and assistant professors in the US are salaried by the university

HTH, Tom


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Tom Funke
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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Dierk Seeburg

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4 hrs
visiting professor


Explanation:
T. Funkel is correct. Strictly speaking, it means nontenured prof., i.e. working for his own account on or off campus.

gangels (X)
Local time: 06:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 84
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