特とく任にん教きょう授じゅ

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Meanings

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noun

specially appointed professor

A university professor appointed under a special fixed-term or project-based contract, distinct from a regular tenured professor.

special

任responsibility, duty, term

教teach, faith, doctrine

授impart, instruct, grant

教きょう授じゅ
教授 is a general term for professor, often implying a regular tenured position, while 特任教授 is a specially appointed, often fixed-term role.
客きゃく員いん教きょう授じゅ
客員教授 is a visiting professor, usually from another institution, while 特任教授 is appointed directly by the host institution for a specific purpose.

Compound of 特任 (special appointment) + 教授 (professor).