B.3 On-Time Promotion Review of Tenure-Track Assistant Professors

Cases considered during the sixth year of probationary service at UT Austin are considered on-time reviews.

Candidates who were appointed as a tenure-track assistant professor (or equivalent rank) at one or more other institutions immediately prior to their appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor at UT Austin may elect to combine their years of probationary service at UT Austin with up to 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).

Candidates who elect to combine years of service 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 April 15 in the year immediately preceding the review.

The candidate’s record of combined service will be evaluated using the same expectations as if the candidate had completed six years of probationary service at UT Austin, and the case is considered a mandatory review (“up-or-out”).

The granting of tenure has long-lasting consequences of great magnitude to the University and must be considered carefully.

Promotion to the rank of tenured associate professor is awarded only if clear evidence is provided to demonstrate that the faculty member has accomplished the following:

Awarding tenure must be in the best interest of the department, college/school, and University.

Mandatory review cases of tenure-track assistant professors progress through all levels of review unless the candidate either

(1) resigns from the University or

(2) is terminated by the University for disciplinary reasons in accordance with Regents Rule 31008.

At each level of review (Section A.2), recommendation options for mandatory tenure review of tenure-track assistant professors are:

(1) “promote to associate professor with tenure” or

(2) “terminal appointment.”