An '''adjunct professor''' refers to a part-time non-salaried, non-[[tenure]] track faculty member who is paid for each class they teach. It is not considered a permanent position, and is usually part-time with no benefits. Often, it is someone with outside expertise in a specialized area.
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Adjunct [[professor]]s are generally cheaper to hire, resulting in a reduction in the number of tenure-track faculty at many universities and colleges.<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/professor</ref>