The office or position of a college or university professor.
 he held a professorship in mathematics at the University of Bonn
 Example sentencesExamples
-  I was promoted to a full professorship in April last year.
 -  She was offered a professorship.
 -  He has held visiting professorships at Yale and other American universities.
 -  Being appointed to this professorship provides me with more resources for research and course development.
 -  All four authors are famous in their field and hold distinguished professorships in leading American universities.
 -  During his teaching career, he held appointments in Hawaii and visiting professorships in Canada and the United States.
 -  She was the first woman to be granted a full tenured professorship in a clinical department at the medical school.
 -  I accepted a visiting professorship.
 -  He quickly attained his full professorship.
 -  He gave up a tenured professorship in the animal science department.