大学教員(だいがくきょういん)

だいがくきょういん
noun
university faculty member; college instructor
educationoccupation
1. university faculty member; college instructor; academic staff
A person who teaches or conducts research at a university. An umbrella term covering professors, associate professors, lecturers, and assistant professors.
父(ちち)は大学教員(だいがくきょういん)です。
My father is a university faculty member.
大学教員(だいがくきょういん)は研究(けんきゅう)と教育(きょういく)の両方(りょうほう)を行(おこな)う。
University faculty members carry out both research and teaching.
大学教員(だいがくきょういん)の公募(こうぼ)に応募(おうぼ)するには、博士号(はくしごう)と一定(いってい)の研究(けんきゅう)業績(ぎょうせき)が求(もと)められる。
To apply for a university faculty position, a doctoral degree and a certain level of research accomplishment are required.

A compound of 大学(だいがく) (university) and 教員(きょういん) (teaching staff, instructor). This is the standard general term for any person employed in a teaching or research role at a university, regardless of rank.

Japanese universities have a hierarchy of academic positions: 教授(きょうじゅ) (professor), 准教授(じゅんきょうじゅ) (associate professor), 講師(こうし) (lecturer), and 助教(じょきょう) (assistant professor).

Common collocations

  • 大学教員(だいがくきょういん)の公募(こうぼ): open recruitment for faculty positions
  • 大学教員(だいがくきょういん)になる: to become a university instructor
  • 大学教員(だいがくきょういん)として働(はたら)く: to work as a university faculty member

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Related Words

Compare: 教授(きょうじゅ) (professor)
Compare: 研究者(けんきゅうしゃ) (researcher)
Compare: 教師(きょうし) (teacher)
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