adjunct professors
Non-tenured college teachers
Adjunct professors are college or university instructors hired on a per-course basis without the job security, benefits, or salaries of full-time faculty.
They typically teach introductory courses while earning modest pay: She works as an adjunct at three different schools just to make ends meet.
The position has become increasingly common as institutions rely on contingent labor, though adjuncts often lack offices, healthcare, or paths to tenure.
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- educationSystematic development of mind
- appointmentScheduled time for something
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- academicscourse, math, syllabus week, class, science
- College Policytuition caps, federal funding, state funding, financial aid, student aid
- academiauniversities, graduation cap, biology department, thesis statement, cited
- school staffteacher, teachers, principal, librarian, counselor
adjunct professorstenured faculty
Professors with guaranteed employment
adjunct professorsfull professors
Highest-ranked university instructors
distinguished professors · department chairs · deans · university professors
adjunct professorsfull professors
Highest-ranked university instructors
department chairs · associate professors · dean · provost · university president
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