PAR - Electronic Document Processing Guide
The PAR is just one part of the process of hiring a faculty member at UT Austin. See additional guidance at COE: Hiring, Recruiting, and Onboarding Faculty.
A PAR (Prior Approval Request) consists of two parts: (1) the electronic document processed in UT’s Mainframe application *DEFINE, and (2) the PDF packet of supplementary documentation, with contents depending on hire type. This page describes how to complete the electronic document screen-by-screen in *DEFINE. For more information and user guidance on the Mainframe application, see COE: *DEFINE.
See also EVPP: Prior Approval Request (PAR) Process.
Choose from the tabs below on the left-hand side of this page to see guidance on a specific PAR Section.
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