(a) Timing of Review for Tenured Associate Professors
The normative time in rank represents the typical number of effective years of service before a tenured associate professor is promoted to tenured full professor and varies due to different expectations in different disciplines (e.g., book fields tend to require a longer normative time in rank than paper fields).
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That judgment should use the norms of the field in terms of relevant standards of excellence across all four areas of review (Section A.7) 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.
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• At least three peer teaching observations across at least two different academic years at UT Austin must be included in the dossier, as defined in Subsection G.13(c)
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 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.
The candidate’s record of combined service will be evaluated using the same expectations as if the candidate had completed all effective years in rank at UT Austin.
(c) Expectations for On-Time Promotion to Full Professor with Tenure
Promotion to the rank of tenured full professor requires documented evidence of continuing excellence and impact.
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