As a temporary faculty member looking for a tenure-track job, a consistent publication record is crucial."

And until the mid-1970s, when federal expenditures for higher education fell sharply, there were routinely more tenure-track jobs than Ph.D. graduates.

Among its recommendations were these: *Establishing a tenure committee to review all tenure proposals and tenure-track jobs.

But say he lands a tenure-track job.

However, in recent years a large proportion of such Ph.D.s-ranging from 30 percent to 60 percent-have been unable to obtain tenure-track jobs.

In fact, some studies have shown that women get interviewed and are offered tenure-track jobs at a slightly higher rate than males.

There is such a glut of biology Ph.D.'s that only 14 percent find tenure-track academic jobs within six years.

But their share of the tenure-track jobs edged up slightly over the decade, to 34 percent from 31 percent.

She was a part-time lecturer at the University of Maryland, and had applied for a tenure-track job but was rejected.

Only 33 percent of those in English found tenure-track jobs within a year of finishing.