He accepted a position as professor at Syracuse University in 1907.

In 1984, he accepted a position as assistant professor at New York Medical College.

He accepted a call to Breslau as professor of Roman law in 1827.

The year before, he had accepted an appointment as professor of journalism at the University of Tennessee.

In 2007, he accepted a position as joint professor of philosophy and economics at Yeshiva University.

Then he accepted an appointment as professor of organic chemistry at Penn State.

In 1955, he went to the University of Alberta to accept an appointment as an associate professor and then full professor.

Smedal, being economically independent, only accepted a position as honorary professor in 1943.

He decided to accept a position as professor of physiology at the University of Washington.

In 1884 he accepted a call to Münster as professor of Old Testament.