hiː wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tə fˈʊl pɹəfˈɛsɚ, ɐ pˈoʊst hiː hˈɛld fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, wˌɛn hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə fˈækəlti æt kɔːɹnˈɛl.
He was later promoted to full professor, a post he held from 2009 to 2013, when he joined the faculty at Cornell.