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Job Insecurity and Tenure Pressures: A Faculty Perspective
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Author(s): Dilpreet Kaur (Sri Balaji University, Pune, India), Namrata Singh (NIET Business School, Greater Noida, India), Mohammad Ahsan (Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia)and Tripti Desai (New Delhi Institute of Management, India)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 26
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Mental Health Challenges in Academia: Stressors Faced by Students and Faculty
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jeffrey Kurebwa (Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-0928-6.ch009
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Abstract
The labyrinthine realities of academia are underscored by a paradoxical juxtaposition: the desire to be one's own master and the general instability of careers' paths. This chapter problematises the interaction between job insecurity and tenure demands, outlining the negative effects they hold for both individual and system wellness among faculty members. The tenure-track model promising stability and academic freedom produces the existential drama where untenured scholars face increasing scores of assessments, bureaucracy, and potential dismissal.Combining a survey of the extant literature with first-person narratives, the discourse explains how this lack of security negatively impacts employees' well-being, including through generating constant stress, imposter feelings, and the demotivation stemming from fear of termination. It also provides concerns towards systematic structures that enhance these pressures; adjunct faculty endure professional marginalization; and women and underrepresented racial minorities face double-vulnerability from structural racism. The final parts of the chapter review strategic directions for broad change, including the work on equitable faculty promotion and tenure processes, clear and fair assessment systems, as well as comprehensive support systems for diverse faculty populations. This discourse aims to disrupt the celebration of overwork and approach the tenure process as one promoting positive change in the expectations of academic work,-productivity, and lives, promoting a healthier, welcoming, and growth-oriented vision for academicians.
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