Tenure Track

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
TT
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛnjər træk/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Universities

Examples in Context

  1. But studies have shown that losing a tenure track faculty mother or father is an overall economic loss.
  2. But they receive lower pay than those on the tenure track and have no job security.
  3. Teachers and researchers who are hired into positions that do offer it are said to be " on the tenure track. " Assistant professor is the first job on this path.
  4. In August, the Scholarly Communication Institute released a report titled Humanities Unbound : Supporting Careers and Scholarship Beyond the Tenure Track(TT).
  5. There is a well-meaning academic at a west coast university who has tried to promote interdisciplinary research – only to learn that this could threaten his tenure track.

Other meanings of TT