tenure-track

adjective

Possessing contractually guaranteed terms of employment specifying that, after a period of time, the employed person will be considered for tenure status, which typically confers enhanced job security and sometimes other benefits.

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Meanings

adjectivetenure-track (not comparable)
  1. not comparableeducationPossessing contractually guaranteed terms of employment specifying that, after a period of time, the employed person will be considered for tenure status, which typically confers enhanced job security and sometimes other benefits.

    [T]he hierarchical structure of Japanese academic-research teams often denies women precious tenure-track positions.

    2005 March 21, Hanna Kite, “Japan Lags Behind”, in Time
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    It would be better to forget RAE exercises and instead have a large number of independent universities with proper tenure-track positions and with high standards enforced.

    2009 January 22, Andrew Oswald, “Competition is the key to the best research”, in The Independent, UK
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