A2Education
der Lehrstuhl
chair / professorship / department
Masculine (der)
In German
der der Lehrstuhl
Plural: Lehrstühle
[ˈleːɐ̯ˌʃtuːl]
🇬🇧 English
chair / professorship / department
🇪🇸 Español
la cátedra / el departamento
🇮🇹 Italiano
la cattedra / il dipartimento
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Note
"Lehrstuhl" literally means "teaching chair" and refers to the position of a full professor and their associated research group/department.
Example Sentences
1
Der Professor leitet den Lehrstuhl für theoretische Physik.
The professor heads the chair for theoretical physics.
2
Ich arbeite als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an einem Lehrstuhl.
I work as a research assistant at a department.