professorship
n. C / U B2 Upper Intermediate US //pɹəˈfɛsɝˌʃɪp// UK //pɹəfˈɛsəʃˌɪp// pro·fes·sor·ship
n. the position or title of a professor at a university. It can also mean the time you spend in that role.
n. the office, title, or tenure of a professor; the period of time during which someone holds such a position.
She was awarded a professorship in history.
After twenty years of teaching, he was finally granted a full professorship at the university.
The university established a new professorship in environmental science to attract leading researchers and fund innovative fieldwork across the globe.