Their academic titles vary-from professor, associate professor, lecturer to assistant. 他们的专业技术职称有教授、副教授、讲师和助教。
In colleges and universities faculty members should have the title of professor ( of the first, second or third grade ), associate professor, lecturer or teaching assistant. 在学校里面,应该有教授(一级教授、二级教授、三级教授)、副教授、讲师、助教这样的职称。
His first post was as an associate professor, which roughly corresponds to lecturer here. 他的第一个职位是副教授,大致相当于这里的讲师。