Privatdozent
- noun
- /ˌpriːvaˈdoʊtsɛnt/
- Jargon
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privatdozent
- For one, there was the "trouble-maker" Hermann Kantorowicz from Prussia, then Privatdozent at the University of Heidelberg, whose anonymously published manifesto Kampf um die
Examples
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Stern accompanied him there and was appointed Privatdozent for physical chemistry.
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And where subsequently, as your assistant and as Privatdozent, I had perhaps the most fruitful period of my life as a scientist, it would be lovely to try to continue your work and to teach the Munich students in the same sense as you have always done:
Academic text (2005) -
When Einstein moved to Berlin in 1914, Stern became privatdozent for theoretical physics at Frankfurt.
Academic text (2003) -
He worked as a Privatdozent at the University of Berlin, teaching advanced courses in physics.
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As a qualified Privatdozent, she was able to lead seminars and mentor students at the local university.
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The position of Privatdozent allowed him to engage with students and contribute to academic research without holding a full professorship.
Synonyms
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A university teacher who ranks below a full professor
Surface Forms
Etymology
Privatdozent comes from German parts Privat meaning 'private' and Dozent meaning 'teacher', a word like the English docent. It originally described someone who taught privately at a university, so today it means a qualified university teacher who does not have a professor's position.