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nontenure

nontenure

1 7.8
A situation of not having a permanent academic job often with short contracts
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈtɛn.jʊər/
  • Specialized
: no tenencia
  • The award of the arbitrator was properly modified to require reinstatement without tenure, since the authority of the school board to make tenure decisions cannot be relinquished, and the powers of the arbitrator were limited to a direction only that the nontenured teacher be re-employed on a nontenure basis.
  • nontenure faculty

Examples

  • Many universities are hiring more nontenure faculty to handle the increasing number of students.

  • The percentage of nontenure-track faculty has increased, with more than a third of the teaching faculty now on nontenure lines.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The percentage of nontenure-track faculty has increased, with more than a third of the teaching faculty now on nontenure lines.

    Academic text (2004)
  • He mentors students and supports education initiatives and nontenure faculty grants.

    Academic text (1996)
  • I had been working in nontenure-track professional roles at a large university for 14 years, advancing through several positions and supplementing my salary with adjunct teaching.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The determination of the Appellate Division was predicated on its conclusion that the powers of the arbitrator were limited to a direction only that the nontenured teacher be re-employed on a nontenure basis.

    Blog text (31)
  • She has worked in a nontenure position for several years, hoping to secure a permanent role in academia.

  • The report highlighted the challenges faced by nontenure instructors, who often lack job security and benefits.

Antonyms

tenured
  • Specialized
21 6.5

A person with a permanent university job who cannot be easily fired

Surface Forms

nontenure singular
nontenures plural

Morphology

nontenure = tenure (transparent) = non + tenure

The meaning is directly compositional: 'non-' expresses negation of 'tenure', yielding the state of lacking tenure.

Etymology

Nontenure (noun) is formed from non- 'not' and tenure 'to hold', and it means the state of not having a permanent academic job. So, when people talk about 'nontenure' they mean working in temporary or contract university jobs.