secondary advisor
[ˈsɛkənderi ədˈvaɪzər]
nounpl: secondary advisors
orientador secundário / conselheiro secundário
1. A person who provides guidance or counsel in a subordinate capacity, typically assisting a primary advisor in professional, academic, or personal matters
The secondary advisor helped the student develop a research proposal under the guidance of the primary advisor.
O orientador secundário ajudou o aluno a desenvolver uma proposta de pesquisa sob a orientação do orientador principal.
2. In academic settings, a faculty member who assists in supervising a thesis or dissertation project alongside the main supervisor
She served as a secondary advisor on three PhD dissertations in her department.
Ela atuou como orientadora secundária em três dissertações de doutorado em seu departamento.
3. A professional consultant who provides supplementary expertise or support in a specific domain
The company hired a secondary advisor to provide tax guidance alongside their primary financial consultant.
A empresa contratou um conselheiro secundário para fornecer orientação fiscal ao lado de seu consultor financeiro principal.
In Brazilian and American academic systems, the secondary advisor role is particularly prominent in graduate programs, where students often have a primary thesis advisor and one or more secondary advisors forming a guidance committee. This structure is especially common in STEM fields and research-intensive institutions. The secondary advisor provides interdisciplinary expertise or additional mentorship without bearing primary responsibility for the student's progress.
Related Idioms & Phrases
have someone in your corner (having a secondary advisor for support)
behind every great advisor is a secondary advisor
second fiddle (role of a secondary advisor)
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