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

Examples of tenure-track in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Job openings for academics in the humanities are likewise in decline, and fewer and fewer of the remaining positions are tenure-track. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The number of part-timers has been more than double the number of tenure or tenure-track faculty for at least the last 25 years. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

Less than a quarter of life and health sciences PhD graduates land a tenure or tenure-track position. — 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

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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