tenure-track
adjective
ten·ure-track
ˈten-yər-ˌtrak 
also -ˌyu̇r-
: relating to or being a teaching position that may lead to a grant of tenure
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Less than a quarter of life and health sciences PhD graduates land a tenure or tenure-track position.
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The union, as approved by the vote, would also include non-tenure-track faculty at all USC schools aside from the Keck School of Medicine.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
In 2022, Sachanowicz voted with a 5-3 board majority to support a plan for faculty contracting that did not include a tenure-track option.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026
Last week, hundreds of non-tenure-track faculty at Loyola University Chicago voted to authorize a one-day strike this Friday after a year of negotiations.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The union, as approved by the vote, would also include non-tenure-track faculty at all USC schools aside from the Keck School of Medicine.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
In 2022, Sachanowicz voted with a 5-3 board majority to support a plan for faculty contracting that did not include a tenure-track option.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026
Last week, hundreds of non-tenure-track faculty at Loyola University Chicago voted to authorize a one-day strike this Friday after a year of negotiations.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Tenure-track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenure-track. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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