Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
profesor agregado
English translation:
senior lecturer
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Aug 25, 2022 20:57
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Spanish term
Chile
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
profesor agregado
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
Course description (Universidad de Chile)
¡Hola, colegas!
Recurro a ustedes después de mucho googlear sin encontrar la traducción al inglés de "profesor agregado", que no es lo mismo que profesor adjunto (associate professor).
El término aparece en la descripción de un curso de la Universidad de Chile, y mi trabajo es para Canadá.
Gracias de antemano por su ayuda.
Saludos,
mew
Recurro a ustedes después de mucho googlear sin encontrar la traducción al inglés de "profesor agregado", que no es lo mismo que profesor adjunto (associate professor).
El término aparece en la descripción de un curso de la Universidad de Chile, y mi trabajo es para Canadá.
Gracias de antemano por su ayuda.
Saludos,
mew
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | senior lecturer |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 +2 | adjunct professor |
Ella Rich
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References
| Refs. |
Taña Dalglish
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Change log
Aug 28, 2022 04:56: María Eugenia Wachtendorff changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/37522">María Eugenia Wachtendorff's</a> old entry - "profesor agregado"" to ""senior lecturer""
Proposed translations
2 hrs
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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82
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senior lecturer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_ranks_in_Canada
https://context.reverso.net/translation/spanish-english/Prof...
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Hi, Maria Eugenia! It's been a long time... Glad you have found my contribution helpful.
https://context.reverso.net/translation/spanish-english/Prof...
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Note added at 21 hrs (2022-08-26 18:35:41 GMT)
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Hi, Maria Eugenia! It's been a long time... Glad you have found my contribution helpful.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Barbara! I think Senior Lecturer is the best choice, although Adjunct Professor might also be correct. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Barbara :)"
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2 hrs
adjunct professor
"Adjunct" professors are part-time, paid per class taught.
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I found the hierarchy for Chile:
"Las cuatro jerarquías que comprende esta modalidad son: instructor, profesor adjunto, profesor agregado y profesor extraordinario. Solo los profesores extraor dinarios podrán ingresar a la planta de la universidad." (https://www.uchile.cl/documentos/descargar-texto-completo-en...
So the way I'm reading this, it specifically rules out any tenured title, i.e., not assistant professor or associate professor.
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I found the hierarchy for Chile:
"Las cuatro jerarquías que comprende esta modalidad son: instructor, profesor adjunto, profesor agregado y profesor extraordinario. Solo los profesores extraor dinarios podrán ingresar a la planta de la universidad." (https://www.uchile.cl/documentos/descargar-texto-completo-en...
So the way I'm reading this, it specifically rules out any tenured title, i.e., not assistant professor or associate professor.
Example sentence:
Adjunct Professor duties in our department primarily involve graduate student supervision, but may also involve teaching (graduate and/or undergraduate) and service. Adjuncts may be contacted directly for more information about their research programs
Previous post on ProZ, link below: "I was a professor for 11 years - this is how we referred to adjunct instructors in Spanish."
Reference comments
2 hrs
Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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245
Reference:
Refs.
Tough one. I think you have to decide, given it is Chile to Canada.
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/certificates-d...
Spanish term or phrase: Profesor Agregado (grado 4)
English translation: assistant professor, 4th degree
In the academic rank structure in the Central University of Venezuela, the “profesor agregado” is a degree/rank between “profesor asistente” (assistant professor) and “profesor asociado” (associate professor).
Maybe “assistant professor, 4th degree” is an approximate equivalent.
Academic ranks in Spain - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_ranks_in_Spain
Only in the Basque Country and Catalonia there are 2 additional possibilities, according to relevant prevailing legislation:
Profesor Pleno/Catedràtic Contractat (tenured, full-time, not a civil servant, PhD required, accreditation required) (Translated in English CVs as "Full Professor").
**Profesor Agregado (tenured, full time, not a civil servant, PhD required, accreditation required). (Permanent position equivalent to Profesor Contratado Doctor, which is translated in English CVs as Associate Professor).**
Translation of "Profesor agregado" in English - Reverso Context https://context.reverso.net › translation › spanish-english
Giró Nieto, Xavier Associate professor at the UPC leading a research team on deep ... Ángel A. Juan es profesor agregado de los Estudios de Informática, ...
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/certificates-d...
Spanish term or phrase: Profesor Agregado (grado 4)
English translation: assistant professor, 4th degree
In the academic rank structure in the Central University of Venezuela, the “profesor agregado” is a degree/rank between “profesor asistente” (assistant professor) and “profesor asociado” (associate professor).
Maybe “assistant professor, 4th degree” is an approximate equivalent.
Academic ranks in Spain - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_ranks_in_Spain
Only in the Basque Country and Catalonia there are 2 additional possibilities, according to relevant prevailing legislation:
Profesor Pleno/Catedràtic Contractat (tenured, full-time, not a civil servant, PhD required, accreditation required) (Translated in English CVs as "Full Professor").
**Profesor Agregado (tenured, full time, not a civil servant, PhD required, accreditation required). (Permanent position equivalent to Profesor Contratado Doctor, which is translated in English CVs as Associate Professor).**
Translation of "Profesor agregado" in English - Reverso Context https://context.reverso.net › translation › spanish-english
Giró Nieto, Xavier Associate professor at the UPC leading a research team on deep ... Ángel A. Juan es profesor agregado de los Estudios de Informática, ...
Note from asker:
| Tough indeed! Thank you, Taña. There are Profesores Agregados and Profesores Adjuntos listed together... |
Discussion
Assuming that the description below is correct for Chile, then profesor agregado = assistant professor and profesor auxiliar = adjunct professor
¿Qué es un profesor agregado?
El profesor agregado es también un profesor de planta, pero a diferencia del profesor titular, tiene la tarea de impartir varias materias y seguir las indicaciones de los titulares acerca de la manera en como dar el curso.
No hay que confundirlo con un profesor auxiliar, puesto que éste es aquel que se contrata por horas, no pertenece a la planta y su función es dar una materia que por ser demasiado especial no es dominada por ninguno de los titulares.
https://www.votatuprofesor.com/blog/item/1205-que-es-un-prof...
In Canada, there is a critical difference between an assistant professor and an adjunct professor: the assistant professor is a tenure-track position, whereas adjunct professor is not. Assistant professor is the entry-level position for professors with tenure track. Usually, this is the entry level after a person completed their PhD. They are then expected to become tenured within a period of time.
In contrast, as Ella noted, an adjunct professor is an external person to the faculty, not tenure-track, and under a contract with the university.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_ranks_in_Canada
Some universities use the "lecturer" title to denote teaching positions that do not carry a research component, although it seems to me that "adjunct professor" is the more common usage in Canada.
So the answer is this: "associate professor" if you work for the university permanently and you are on tenure track; "adjunct professor" if you're on contract and not on tenure track.