The phrase "a position akin" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a role or situation that is similar or comparable to another.
Example: "She found herself in a position akin to that of a mentor, guiding the new employees through their training."
Alternatives: "a role similar" or "a situation comparable".
Nationalists also serve as the magistrates, a position akin to mayor, in 15 of Taiwan's 25 largest cities.
DANNY ALEXANDER, Britain's chief secretary to the Treasury (a position akin to a deputy finance minister), has a tricky job close to an election.
Now he is in a position akin to the granny disposed of by the wolf, his principled stand swallowed in the Con-Lib coalition.
But even her allies are beginning to wonder whether her volcanic temper, off-the-wall statements and increasingly nasty battle with the news media will be her undoing as chief minister, a position akin to that of a governor.
Mr. Reitzle is said to have wanted a position akin to that of Robert Lutz, the former president of Chrysler who is now serving as a vice chairman for product development at General Motors.
A young college graduate, having faithfully followed the American path of hard work and achievement, might now find herself in a position akin to a homeowner with negative equity: in possession of an asset that is worth much less than what she owes.
For anyone familiar with the protracted way most plays are developed today, that is a jarring position, akin to a Nascar driver who loves pit stops or a corpse who loves purgatory.
In 1987, Bishop Walter Curtis, who led the Diocese of Bridgeport, appointed him as his secretary, a prestigious position akin to a combined presidential chief of staff and press secretary.
Modernists like Picasso, Hannah Höch and Kurt Schwitters elevated it to a new position, akin to painting, often with political implications.
Yet it would be hard to attribute even a eudaimonistic position akin to Aristotle's to the writer who in "On Moderation" advised moderation even in pursuit of virtue and moderation.
Scalia later defended his position before a Senate subcommittee, invoking an analogy both homely and extreme: "Anyone saying a few kind words about executive privilege after the events of the last few years is in a position somewhat akin to the man preaching the virtues of water after the Johnstown flood, or the utility of fire after the burning of Chicago.
