tenure

nouns

the term during which some position is held
incumbency, tenure, term of office
the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
land tenure, tenure

verbs

give life-time employment to
"She was tenured after she published her book"
tenure
domain category
the academic world
academe, academia
is a type of (narrower)
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade