Which English term best corresponds to the German phrase 'Dozent(in) (für)'?

• A. faculty member/lecturer
• B. Dean
• C. Full-time student
• D. Academic

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is identifying the teaching role within academia. Dozent/in (für) describes someone who teaches a course or subject at a university. In English, the direct fit is a lecturer (in) [subject], i.e., a member of the teaching staff who gives lectures. The option that best captures this is “faculty member/lecturer” because it signals both being part of the teaching staff (faculty) and performing the lecturer role. The remaining terms don’t fit: a dean is an administrator, a full-time student is a learner, and an academic is too broad to pin down the teaching position. In practice you’d say “lecturer in [subject]” or “lecturer for [subject].”