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tenure track

tenure track is the alternative form of tenure-track.

Meaning of tenure-track

Adjective

tenure-track (not comparable)

  1. 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.
    • [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

Questions about tenure track

What is tenure track the alternative form of?
Tenure track is the alternative form of tenure-track.

Words near tenure track in the dictionary

  1. tenuous
  2. tenuously
  3. tenuousness
  4. tenurable
  5. tenure
  6. tenure track
  7. tenure-track
  8. tenured
  9. tenureless
  10. tenurelessness
  11. tenures

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