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

Scientific American caught up with Corey—actually writers Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck—to ponder frighteningly realistic extraterrestrial invasions, changing concepts of personhood, weird alien societies and the terror of tenure-track research. —Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026

Among junior researchers in tenure-track positions, 62% were very concerned recent policy changes could derail their chances of securing tenure. —Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 19 Mar. 2026

Still, the dean acknowledged broader salary equity concerns, particularly between tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty. —Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026

Their new organization would fund American arts and letters, eventually including foreign-language programs, university special collections, tenure-track positions for new humanities professors, graduate fellowships for Ph.D. students, archival research, and more. —Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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