闹兄没在北美读过研究生吧?
北美的体制和中国的相差悬殊,很难对照翻译过去.北美高校的教职是强调科研的.越是好学校,科研的重视程度越高.国内的高校的教职是以教书为主,只是最近十几年才渐渐开始重视科研.在北美,自Assistant Professor往上都是博士生导师.这里根本没有博导这个头衔.要是李开复注明“可指导博士生的讲师”,那可真要笑掉大牙了.在北美,有些高校有instructor 或 lecturer 这个位置, 这个职位在教职里是最低的,因为不做科研,只讲课.这个位置比较接近于国内的讲师.Assistant Professor 这个头衔怎么翻最合适,应该是有争议的,因为两个系统不一样.但是从在北美拿到Assistant Professor 这个职位的难易程度来讲,一定是比国内拿到讲师的位置困难得多.这就是为什么北美很多PHD要做很多年的博士后.
所以李开复的翻译即使不完全恰当,离"造假"还相去甚远.只能说他不甘心把Assistant Professor 翻译成讲师,这个也是完全可以理解的.
另外,国内的助教都是学生当的.相当与这里的研究生作 Teaching Assistant. 不属于正规的教职.
再说两句方周子,虽然他经常矫枉过正,捕风捉影,但是他起到的积极作用是不可否认的.因为有了方周子,造假的不能不悠着点了.所以俺虽然烦方周子的一些做法,对他的存在俺还是很支持的.
这帖子居然还在这,看来我们都很无聊。
不过这里需要纠正一下,国内的助教是正式职位(现在得有博士学位),不是国外的TA(由研究生担当的临时职位)。
美国大学中正式的教职是从Assistant professor 开始的,比它低级的职位一般是临时性质的。
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Main article: Academic rank in the United States
[edit] Academic ranks
Tenure-track and tenured faculty typically pursue both teaching as well as research. The balance between the two depends on the primary focus of the institution. The following ranks are found at American colleges and universities:
Professor Emeritus (male) or Professor Emerita (female) (a title conferred at retirement upon professors who have made significant contributions to their field and/or institution)
Professor ("Full Professor", a
tenured rank; this title is used by all institutions)
Associate Professor (generally
a tenured rank; some institutions award tenure only to Full Professors.)
Assistant Professor (usually tenure-track;
always the lowest rank of tenure-track faculty)
Lecturer (Generally have a doctoral (or a terminal master's) degree;
non-tenured, focused solely on teaching and sometimes administration, but generally not research. Some institutions may use "Lecturer" and "Instructor" interchangeably.)
Instructor (These individuals are on a
non-tenured track, may not possess a Ph.D., and are generally not assigned any research. Their primary function is to teach, whether part or full-time. Generally, they are limited to teaching undergraduate students. Sometimes, this rank is used as a place-holder for a "pre" tenure-track person who has not yet completed a doctorate but is slated to become an Assistant Professor upon doing so.)
Teaching Assistant (This rank usually describes students who are assisting educators with administrative tasks. More commonly, this rank is given to graduate students who are teaching a course on a professor's behalf, or providing supplemental instruction/tutoring for a specific class. This rank is sometimes used interchangeably with "Teaching Fellow", and some universities distinguish Teaching Assistants from Teaching Fellows, with the latter being a higher rank.)
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