Faculty Affairs | Promotion & Tenure (T/TT)

Section A. Overview

• A.1 Introduction
• A.2 Levels of Review
• A.3 Final Recommendation/Decisions
• A.4 Eligibility to Vote on a Promotion Review Committee
• A.5 Expectations for Eligible Voting Members of Promotion Review Committees
• A.6 Minimum Number of Eligible Voting Members for Promotion Review Committees
• A.7 Areas of Review
• A.8 Eligibility to Write a BC/EC Statement
• A.9 Eligibility to Write a BC/EC Chair’s Statement
• A.10 Minimum Amount of Qualifying Service at UT Austin
• A.11 Professional Impact of COVID-19

Section B. Criteria for Promotion of Tenure-Track Faculty Members

• B.1 Years of Probationary Service at UT Austin
• B.2 Accomplishments in Rank
• B.3 On-Time Promotion Review of Tenure-Track Assistant Professors
• B.4 Accelerated Promotion Review of Tenure-Track Assistant Professors
• B.5 On-Time Promotion Review of Tenure-Track Associate and Full Professors
• B.6 Tenure-Track Instructors in a Probationary Status

Section C. Criteria for Promotion of Tenured Faculty Members

• C.1 Effective Years in Rank at UT Austin
• C.2 Accomplishments in Rank
  
• C.3 On-Time Promotion Review of Tenured Associate Professors
• C.4  Accelerated Promotion Review of Tenured Associate Professors
• C.5 Tenured Associate Professors Invoking the Right to Review
• C.6 Expectations for Promotion for Tenured Faculty w/ Extended Time in Rank
• C.7 Progression of Promotion Review Cases through Levels of Review
• C.8 Recommendation Options for Review of Tenured Associate Professors

Section D. Department Chair and Dean Responsibilities

• D.1 Familiarity with Written Guidelines
• D.2 Unbiased Review
• D.3 Additional College/School Guidelines
• D.4 Managing Dossier Preparation for Faculty with Joint Appointments
• D.5 Conflicts of Interest
• D.6 Eligibility to Serve as Department Chair for a Promotion Review
• D.7 Eligibility to Serve as Dean for a Promotion Review
• D.8 Peer Teaching Observations
• D.9 Candidate Meetings
• D.10 Selecting External Reviewers
• D.11 Soliciting External Letters
• D.12 List of Internal Review Committee Members
• D.13 Verification of Dossiers
• D.14 Participation in Review Committee Deliberations

Section E. Candidate Responsibilities

• E.1 Dossier Preparation
• E.2 Candidate Meeting with Supervisor
• E.3 List of Internal Review Committee Members and Supervisors
• E.4 List of External Reviewers
• E.5 Candidate’s Review of Dossier
• E.6 Updates to the Dossier by the Candidate

Section F. University Obligations

• F.1 Access to Promotion File Materials
• F.2 Information Included in the Dossier by Reference
• F.3 Additions to the Dossier
• F.4 Issues Beyond the Scope of the Promotion and Tenure Process

Section G. Promotion Dossiers

• G.1 Promotion Review Voting Sheet
• G.2 Dean’s Statement
• G.3 Department Chair’s Statement (if applicable)
• G.4 Other Statements (if applicable)

• G.5 Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• G.6 Teaching | (a) BC/EC Statement

• G.6 Teaching | (b) Candidate's Statement
• G.6 Teaching | (c) Summary of Average Ratings from CIS/CES
• G.6 Teaching | (d) List of Peer Teaching Observations

• G.7 Research | (a) BC/EC Statement

• G.7 Research | (b) Candidate's Statement
• G.7 Research | (c) Summary of External Research Grants (if applicable)
• G.7 Research | (d) Five Most Significant Works Completed in Rank
• G.7 Research | (e) Summary of Selectivity of Publication/Performance Venues
• G.7 Research | (f) Summary of Selectivity of Publication Outlets/Performance Venues

• G.8 Mentoring | (a) BC/EC Statement

• G.8 Mentoring | (b) Candidate's Statement
• G.8 Mentoring | (c) List of Membership on Graduate Student Committees
• G.8 Mentoring | (d) List of Postdoctoral Researchers Mentored

• G.9 Service | (a) BC/EC Statement

• G.9 Service | (b) Candidate's Statement

• G.10 Letters from External Reviewers
• G.11 Additional Statements

• G.12 (1) Supplemental Materials:
• G.12 (a) Optional COVID-19 Professional Impact Statement (if applicable)
• G.12 (b) Students’ Written Comments from Course Evaluation Surveys
• G.12 (c) Peer Teaching Observations
• G.12 (d) Teaching Evaluations from Other Institutions (if applicable)
• G.12 (e) Teaching Portfolio
• G.12 (f) Five Most Significant Works Completed in Rank
• G.12 (g) Documentation Supporting the Status of Forthcoming Works (if applicable)
• G.12 (h) Book Reviews (if applicable)
• G.12 (i) Mid-Probationary Review Report (if applicable)
• G.12 (j) Comprehensive Periodic Review Report (if applicable)
• G.12 (k) List of Materials Sent to External Reviewers
• G.12 (l) Sample Solicitation Letter Sent to External Reviewers
• G.12 (m) Correspondence from External Reviewers Who Did Not Provide an Evaluation (if applicable)
• G.12 (n) Letters Solicited from Close Collaborators Requested by the Candidate (if applicable)
• G.12 (o) Unsolicited Letters Received Before BC/EC Review (if applicable)
• G.12 (p) Unsolicited Letters Received After BC/EC Committee Review (if applicable)
• G.12 (q) Additional Materials Required by Secondary Academic Units (if applicable)
• G.12 (r) Other Supplemental Materials Provided by the Candidate (if applicable)
• G.12 (s) Complete Documentation of Other Works in Rank
• G.12 (t) Works In-Progress or In-Preparation (if applicable)