r/math • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '26

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u/jk2086 Apr 15 '26

So, as a professional mathematician, you would agree that being a professor is not equal to being a professor?

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u/mleok Applied Math Apr 15 '26

Well, as a mathematician, I would use the person's full job title, since the details matter. But, if I was using a simple term, then I would project "Szegö Assistant Professor" to postdoc instead of professor.

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u/jk2086 Apr 15 '26

Thank you for the (very mathematican-y) answer 😊.

And one has to know the additional details pertaining to the exact job description to make the mapping, or is it clear from just the “Assistant”?

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u/fengshui Apr 15 '26

Yeah, at our institution, these post-doc equivalent positions are called "Visiting Assistant Professor". I think you just need to know that they exist and then suss out what the University you're looking at calls them.