adjective
- not having tenure; lacking permanent employment status or job security
Usage: academic contexts
Examples
- The untenured professor worried about contract renewal.
- Many untenured faculty members teach multiple courses at different colleges.
- She remained untenured despite five years of excellent teaching.
- The university hired several untenured instructors for the fall semester.
- Untenured positions often come with less job security and fewer benefits.
- He applied for tenure after working as an untenured assistant professor.