Annual Open Rank Postings - Professional Track Faculty
Related content:
See Hiring Professional Track Faculty for instructions on processing a professional-track PAR, requesting senior rank pre-approval, and other hiring processes.
See COE: Professional Track Faculty for information on titles, ranks, compensation, contracts, Workday processing, and more.
At the end of each summer, academic departments are strongly encouraged to post at least one open rank professional-track teaching position on Interfolio. Some departments may choose to post one per program area. In the event of an unexpected, temporary instructor vacancy for scheduled courses, departments can hire from this applicant pool throughout the year as needed. Title, FTE, and compensation are determined at the time of hire according to teaching load, department need, and qualifications of successful applicants.
Each open rank posting should be closed out at the end of the academic year and the department should communicate with all unsuccessful applicants. It is recommended to close the current position just prior to publishing and opening applications for the new academic year’s posting in order to always have a position available and maintain a consistent, current applicant pool. Postings in Interfolio should be based on the most current template shared by COE Faculty Affairs and made available on Box.
New professional-track faculty are typically offered a Short Term (one semester or one academic year in duration) contract for their first six semesters in rank at UT Austin. Longer initial contract lengths require the prior approval of the Senior Associate Dean. See Contracts - COE Guidelines > Typical contract type by title series and rank.
Timeline and instructions
Step | When? | Action |
|---|---|---|
1 | June-July | Draft a job posting for the upcoming AY using the COE template on Box: COE Annual PTF Posting Template 2025-26 |
2 | Review draft posting with chair and revise as needed. | |
3 | July | Post position to Interfolio for upcoming AY, following the instructions at COE: Interfolio - Posting a Position. |
4 | Throughout the Academic Year | Manage applicant pool in Interfolio; hire qualified candidates according to department need. |
5 | Summer | Once it is confirmed that all positions for the AY (including summer teaching) are filled, communicate with all applicants. |
6 | July-early August After all summer instruction needs have been covered, and just prior to posting a new position for the next AY | Close position in Interfolio. Immediately after the conclusion of a faculty search, be sure to close the Interfolio position (archive) and indicate an outcome. For searches that did not result in selection of a candidate, add a note about why no selection was made (no positions available for annual posting, no qualified applicants, etc.) See: |
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