Narrative-research of a university professor's experiences on the way to becoming a faculty member in the universities of the Ministry of Science and the problems of promoting the academic rank of professors in higher education in Iran

The purpose of this study is to narrate the experiences of a university professor on the path to becoming a faculty member in the universities of the Ministry of Science and the problems of promoting the academic rank of professors in higher education in Iran.

The research method was interpretive paradigm, qualitative approach and the narrative-research method was biographical. Atlas TI software was used to analyze the research data.

Findings of the research in the field of challenges and problems to reach the faculty of universities showed that in some universities, faculty members are selected based on the tastes, views and perspectives of the department, faculty and university and less to discuss the qualifications and scientific and research background.

Faculty members in the university must have certain research criteria to be promoted, and professors are in a difficult position due to the dominance of the quantitative view. Therefore, in the discussion and conclusion, further description of the findings was mentioned and also practical suggestions were presented.