Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
assistant-docteur
English translation:
doctoral assistant
Added to glossary by
Wendy Streitparth
Nov 19, 2019 17:13
4 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Clarity and finesse
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English, French to English
assistant-docteur
French to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
The word is found in a letter of recommendation for an art history post-graduate applying for a grant. The student is described as having been, in turn, "assistant diplômé, chargé de cours, puis assistant-docteur".
I am not sure whether "assistant doctor" is a viable translation for this job title in the context of a university department in French-speaking Switzerland. I'd be grateful for any further suggestions.
I am not sure whether "assistant doctor" is a viable translation for this job title in the context of a university department in French-speaking Switzerland. I'd be grateful for any further suggestions.
Proposed translations
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| 2 +4 | doctoral assistant |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 4 +1 | Assistant professor |
Amany Saeed
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| 2 | junior lecturer |
Wolf Draeger
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Change log
Nov 19, 2019 23:52: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting"
Nov 24, 2019 19:41: Wendy Streitparth Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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doctoral assistant
Doctoral Assistant position (PhD position) in Early Modern English Literature
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BBP342/doctoral-assistant-positio...
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Maybe one should add "pre" before the doctoral assistant.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BBP342/doctoral-assistant-positio...
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Maybe one should add "pre" before the doctoral assistant.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your help!"
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Amany Saeed
Egypt
Egypt
Specializes in field
Egypt
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Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English, and 3 more.
Assistant professor
It is a common job in universities with the described job duties so it is more relevant
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junior lecturer
Based on the immediate link below, I'm guessing assistant-docteur is akin to a junior lecturer. They have a PhD (hence docteur), give classes and conduct research, but still answer to and/or assist a senior lecturer (hence assistant).
See https://www.jean-francoiscorpataux.ch/ for an example of the career path (note the order is assistant-diplomé –> assistant-docteur –> chargé de cours, which might translate roughly to "assistant lecturer", "junior lecturer" and "senior lecturer").
The term seems specific to Switzerland.
Bottom links for context.
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You might even want to keep the FR with your translation as a gloss in brackets, as exact equivalents are unlikely.
See https://www.jean-francoiscorpataux.ch/ for an example of the career path (note the order is assistant-diplomé –> assistant-docteur –> chargé de cours, which might translate roughly to "assistant lecturer", "junior lecturer" and "senior lecturer").
The term seems specific to Switzerland.
Bottom links for context.
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You might even want to keep the FR with your translation as a gloss in brackets, as exact equivalents are unlikely.
Reference comments
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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Reference:
doctural assistant
https://www.unine.ch/droit/en/home/enseignants_1/assistants/...
Doctoral assistants are staff members who hold a Swiss licence or Master’s degree, and who have undertaken to write a doctoral thesis. In principle, applicants must not be over 30 years old, although this can be waived with the rector’s approval if certain criteria are met.
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oops! typo in heading: doctOral
Doctoral assistants are staff members who hold a Swiss licence or Master’s degree, and who have undertaken to write a doctoral thesis. In principle, applicants must not be over 30 years old, although this can be waived with the rector’s approval if certain criteria are met.
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oops! typo in heading: doctOral
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Reference:
Academic ranks
Beware of literal renderings here, as academic ranks differ from country to country and are not uniform in EN either. You need to establish where in the Swiss system this position fits and may have to ask your client for confirmation.
According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_ranks), the Swiss-French ranks are:
- Professeur ordinaire (full professor, chairman)
- Professeur extraordinaire
- Professeur invité
- Professeur associé (associate professor literally, yet functions as full professor or reader, non-chairman, tenured)
- Professeur assistant (assistant professor literally, yet functions as associate professor, tenure-track)
- Chargé de cours (senior lecturer, yet functions as associate professor, tenure-track)
- Privat docent (has the habilitation but not professorship, required for tenure-track)
- Maître-Assistant (assistant professor or lecturer, non-tenured)
- Assistant (lecturer, usually a graduate student)
- Moniteur (undergraduate student)
According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_ranks), the Swiss-French ranks are:
- Professeur ordinaire (full professor, chairman)
- Professeur extraordinaire
- Professeur invité
- Professeur associé (associate professor literally, yet functions as full professor or reader, non-chairman, tenured)
- Professeur assistant (assistant professor literally, yet functions as associate professor, tenure-track)
- Chargé de cours (senior lecturer, yet functions as associate professor, tenure-track)
- Privat docent (has the habilitation but not professorship, required for tenure-track)
- Maître-Assistant (assistant professor or lecturer, non-tenured)
- Assistant (lecturer, usually a graduate student)
- Moniteur (undergraduate student)
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_ranks_in_the_United_Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_ranks_in_the_United_States
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