List of Academic Ranks - China, People's Republic Of

China, People's Republic Of

• Principal professor (in Chinese: 首席教授, on exists in some Chinese universities)
• Emeritus professor (in Chinese: 退休教授)

Principal faculty ranks in the mainland of PR China are:

• Professor (in Chinese: 教授)
• Associate professor (in Chinese: 副教授)
• Lecturer (in Chinese: 讲师)
• Teaching assistant (in Chinese:助教 )

Academic trainee ranks in the mainland of PR China are:

• Postdoctoral research fellow (in Chinese: 博士后研究员) and research fellow/researcher (in Chinese: 研究员)
• Research assistant (in Chinese: 研究助理) and teaching assistant (in Chinese: 教学助理/助教)
• Postgraduate (in Chinese: 研究生)
• Undergraduate (in Chinese: 本科生)

Academic title awards for certain purposes:

• Honorary professor (in Chinese: 名誉教授, usually for people with great academic or social contribution)
• Guest professor (in Chinese: 客座教授, usually for famous scholars of other schools)
• Distinguished professor (in Chinese: 特聘教授, usually for people with great achievement in certain field)

Administrative ranks

• President (in Chinese: 校長)
• Vice-president (in Chinese: 副校長)
• Registrar (in Chinese: 教務長) and secretary of the party committee (in Chinese: 黨委書記)
• Dean (in Chinese: 院長)
• Deputy dean or associate dean (in Chinese: 副院長) of schools and faculties
• Associate secretary of the party committee (in Chinese: 黨委副書記)
• Director (in Chinese: 所長/主任) of academic centre and director (in Chinese: 系主任) of academic departments