IMHO, very few assistant profs in Physics are capable of making money by external consulting (or from their start-ups). It is more possible in applied areas and Engineering, but still hard.Noskov Sergey wrote:А чем качественно tenure-track отличается от тенура? фазовый переход какой происходит .
Even if Noskov Sergey could, good for him, but it would still be a rare exception.
quite a few Physics profs could not manage to get their tenure even without any consulting.Noskov Sergey wrote: Получение тенура очень формализированный процесс, и критерии теже самые что и для annual performance review..