専任(せんにん)

せんにん
noun, no-adjective
full-time, exclusively assigned (to one post)
work
1. full-time, exclusively assigned (to one post)
Being assigned to one job or position only, as opposed to holding it alongside other duties. Common in job titles at schools, companies, and government offices.
専任(せんにん)の担当者(たんとうしゃ)がいる。
There is a full-time person in charge.
彼女(かのじょ)は専任(せんにん)講師(こうし)として働(はたら)いている。
She works as a full-time lecturer.
この部署(ぶしょ)には専任(せんにん)のスタッフが三人(さんにん)いる。
This department has three staff members dedicated to it full-time.

専任(せんにん) pairs 専(せん) (exclusive) with 任(にん) (duty); it describes a person or post dedicated to one job only.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 兼任(けんにん): holding a post concurrently with another — the opposite of 専任(せんにん)
  • 非常勤(ひじょうきん): part-time, non-regular staff

Related Words

Related: 講師(こうし) (lecturer, instructor)
Compare: 非常勤(ひじょうきん) (part-time, non-regular staff)
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