The phrase "tenure process" refers to the procedure or steps that a professor or teacher goes through in order to secure a permanent position at a university or educational institution. Full definition
The budget would also make changes to the teacher tenure process, but leaders offered conflicting information on what the budget would include. (politico.com)
Many students really have no clue about research, proposal writing, fund raising, publishing, or the peer - reviewed tenure process. (sciencemag.org)
It created a slower, tougher tenure process for teachers, and would base layoff and recall procedures on teacher evaluations rather than on seniority. (educationnext.org)