tenured
Hard to fire
Tenured describes someone who holds a permanent position that cannot be easily terminated, most often in academia.
A tenured professor has job security that protects academic freedom—the ability to research and teach controversial subjects without fear of dismissal.
She was tenured at forty-two.
To be on the tenure track is to hold a position that may lead to tenure after a probationary period.
Senior university teacher
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- scholarLearned, studious person
- facultyInherent power or ability
- academicRelating to education or theory
publication · dissertation · thesis · sabbatical · monograph · seminar · colloquium · pedagogy
Fixed without end
- guaranteedPromised with certainty
- protectedKept from harm
- irremovableCannot be taken out
- stableSecure and unchanging
lifetime · established · entrenched · unchangeable · inviolable · anchored · immovable · fixed
Rank from length of service
- longevityDuration of existence
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
dedication · service · commitment · continuity · experience · mid-career · advancement · promotion
Notable and respected
- emeritusRetired with distinction
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- respectedHeld in high regard
celebrated · illustrious · notable · influential · laureate · venerated · recognition · accolade
professor
Senior university teacher
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- scholarLearned, studious person
- facultyInherent power or ability
academic · publication · dissertation · thesis · sabbatical · monograph · seminar · colloquium · pedagogy · scholarship
permanent
Fixed without end
- guaranteedPromised with certainty
- protectedKept from harm
- irremovableCannot be taken out
stable · lifetime · established · entrenched · unchangeable · inviolable · anchored · immovable · fixed · unchallenged
seniority
Rank from length of service
- longevityDuration of existence
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
pension · dedication · service · commitment · continuity · experience · mid-career · advancement · promotion · milestones
distinguished
Notable and respected
respected · celebrated · illustrious · notable · influential · laureate · venerated · recognition · accolade · reputation
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- academicscholarly, academic, intellectual, erudite, learned
- employment statushired, fired, employed, unemployed, retired
- titlesMr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Miss
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
- academic ranksprofessor, lecturer, full professor, assistant professor, associate professor
tenureduntenured
Lacking permanent appointment
at-will · removable · terminable · contingent · temporary
tenuredprobationary
Conditional on good performance
tenure-track · junior · adjunct · visiting · assistant
- tenure protectionsEmployment stability guarantees
- tenured professorFaculty with permanent appointment
- tenure trackProbationary academic employment path
- lifetime tenurePosition held indefinitely
- teacher tenureProtected employment for educators
- academic tenurePermanent professorial employment protection