...
In the spring term before promotion review, the BC/EC and department chair (or dean in a non-departmentalized college/school) are responsible for determining whether a tenured associate professor should be considered as a candidate for promotion.
That judgment should use the norms of the field in terms of relevant standards of excellence across all four areas of review (Section A.67) and the field’s definition of the normative time in rank. The BC/EC and department chair (or dean in a non-departmentalized college/school) must agree that the promotion review should proceed for the review to move forward.
(b) Elected Combined Service at UT Austin and Other Institutions for Tenured Associate Professors
Candidates who were appointed as a tenured associate professor (or equivalent rank) at other institutions immediately prior to their appointment as a tenured associate professor at UT Austin may elect to combine effective years in rank at UT Austin with no more than three full years of service at the other institution(s) to satisfy the requirements for on-time promotion.
Candidates are advised to solicit candid feedback from their department chair and/or dean before electing to combine years of service, as the standards for promotion at UT Austin may not be the same as those at their previous institution(s).
In addition, the candidate must satisfy the following:
...
The candidate must inform their department chair (if applicable), dean’s office, and the Provost’s Office that they have elected to be considered under the combined service option no later than February 1 April 15 in the year immediately preceding the review. In exceptional circumstances, the candidate may request an extension to this deadline from the Provost’s Office.
...
Promotion to the rank of tenured full professor is based on the same criteria listed under Subsection B.2(c) for the awarding of tenure and require requires documented evidence of outstanding quality, impact, and potential for continuing excellence across areas of contribution (Section A.6). However, the continuing excellence and impact.
The standards, workload demands, and expectations are higher high for the promotion to tenured full professor and include expectations about demonstrated leadership.Promoting a faculty member , and candidates must provide clear evidence of the following:
- Impact, distinction, and continuing potential in the four areas of review (Section A.7).
- Clear evidence that the faculty member has
- established a national/international reputation as a researcher/scholar and
- demonstrated leadership in several roles on the UT Austin campus and within the faculty member’s professional community.
- A trajectory of accomplishments that continues to grow throughout the time in rank.
- A strong record of excellence in research, scholarship, and/or creative endeavors that predicts a continuing trajectory of impactful contributions throughout an extended career at UT Austin.
- Continuity of research funding, in accordance with discipline norms, that predicts a sustainable record of continued research excellence and financial support for students supervised by the candidate.
Promotion to tenured full professor must be in the best interest of the department, college/school, and University.