academic appointment
University teaching post
An academic appointment is a formal position at a college or university, typically involving teaching, research, or administrative duties.
Appointments vary in permanence and prestige—from tenured professorships to adjunct positions, visiting fellowships to postdoctoral assignments: She received an academic appointment at Stanford.
The term often implies institutional affiliation rather than mere employment.
- tenureProtected employment status
- tenure trackProbationary academic employment path
- professorSenior university teacher
- assistant professorPre-tenure faculty rank
- full professorHighest academic rank
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Physical occupational labor
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academic appointmentunemployment
Being without paid work
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Being without paid work
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