Professorship and tenure-track positions

Now I have been showing some interest in being a professor and teaching in a university and making my own research in certain and specific subjects I like that include Physics and Mathematics. However, a common conflict professors face is getting a high position among the faculty members in his/her specific field.

Now there is one thing professors dream about and it's becoming tenure. Now what tenure is is becoming a professor that has a secure job(life-time contract) and much more money. However, after doing some research, i realized that you have to spend years in research and a lot of good teaching and a lot of contribution to the university/college. Professors often start as an assistant professor in a university and finishing their PhD. and a few years of post-docs and a lot of teaching experience for it's challenging to get into a good university. After becoming an assistant professor, you have to do some great research and make a lot of publications and contribution to the university. You also have to successfully teach your students. You can then be promoted to an associate professor and make the same contributions and get tenure and be a full professor.


As you see, it's really hard to get tenure so you have to work hard.