Correct

降聘

/ jiàng pìn / 
Strokes

Example

As a Verb

employ a person with a higher academic/technical title to a lower position

1
Jiàng
降
pìn
聘
fùjiàoshòu
副教授
dào
到
jiǎngshī
讲师
gǎng
岗

employ/appoint an associate professor to a lecturer's post