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Tenure implies you're difficult to fire. It doesn't say anything about needing to pay you. @JeffE described @aeismail's answer as the stick, but there's a bigger one. Especially in soft money position …

Yes, it is certainly possible. It not not necessarily the most "iconic" track, as most people assume a "Tenure Track" -> "Tenure" progression, but it's certainly far from abnormal. Here are a couple …

Does it help their tenure case to write an expository textbook? While I cannot speak for math or physics, in many of the biological and medical sciences, it would likely actively hurt your tenure …

How many graduate students a professor helps through the program can have a number of impacts on tenure - including some I'll likely miss. Off the top of my head: As a former student, I have been as …

There are no "easy solutions" to this problem, but here are a couple things I have Increasing the funding in STEM fields. Essentially, with more money, you can hire more people, and keep the "game" …

It doesn't depend on the field as much as the position. Consider three faculty members, all epidemiologists (my field): One works at a school specifically focused on Masters of Public Health degrees …

As someone who looked at a number of these positions: Basically, the answer to your question is: "Yes, this is just as daunting as you think it is." There are however some caveats to this, both good …

First, your PhD will be in the same field as you're looking for a postdoc/TT job in, so I especially wouldn't worry about it in that regard. People switch fields as their interests evolve, and having …

Does your salary increase automatically? It depends. Tenure may or may not come alongside a promotion (but often does). The increase in pay that comes from that promotion may be small or large - …

The Dean of the medical school is not being fired because he was involved in sexual crimes. He is being fired because he poorly handled the Title IX investigation. He utterly failed to ensure the saf …

I'm going to answer for the general case (applying for two positions) and then touch on your specific case. Is it normal to apply for two positions simultaneously? In a general sense, it is norm …

For the N=1 data point of a newly hired assistant professor at a U.S. state university: Nope.

As someone has noted, much of this is down to your personal preference, but there are a few notes I would make on your question, your thinking behind it, and what it entails: Postdoc Your characteri …