non-tenured
adjective
(alsonontenured)uk/ˌnɒnˈten.jəd/us/ˌnɑːnˈten.jɚd/used to refer to ateacherin acollegeoruniversitywho does not havetenure(= therighttoremainpermanentlyin ajob):
Approximately 20% of thestaffare non-tenured.
Many non-tenuredteachershadtheircontractsterminated.
- Aslongas you are non-tenured, you will alwaysfeellesssecureinyourjob.
- He wasofferedtheentry-level, non-tenuredpositionofassistantlibrarian.
- Thedepartmenthas eight tenured and four nontenuredprofessorsas well as ahandfulofpart-timeteachers.
Staying and remaining
- closeted
- halt
- hang
- hold
- holdsomethingover
- hung
- outstay
- overstay
- overwinter
- remain
- remaining
- rest
- spot
- stand
- stick around
- stop
- stop in
- tarry
- tenured
- untenured