The phrase "academic position" is correct and can be used in written English.
Example: She accepted a prestigious academic position at the prestigious Ivy League university.
The only problem with academe is the number of people out there vying for each academic position.
Writer tells about Kravisnky's difficulty finding an academic position.
(Tesman is also obsessed with Lövborg, who is his rival for a coveted academic position).
A previous version of this post also misstated Jongen's academic position.
Undoubtedly it's true that an academic position is unlikely to be a nine to five job.
Branch suggests that he originally expected to preach, then take an academic position.
She did so without a formal academic position and mostly without pay.
The search for an academic position is overwhelming, and can be discouraging.
The same can be said of women in any full-time, permanent academic position within higher education.
Ernst insists he did not set out to use his academic position to become a famous debunker.
But, unfortunately for postdoctoral researchers like myself, feedback forms are important for securing promotion and securing a permanent academic position.
