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The rank of Instructor (0040) is a tenure-track title. It is used for probationary appointments only, for example denotes a probationary appointment may allow for the accrual of time toward tenure. In COE, its most common use is as part of a contingency for a tenure-track hire made before completion of degree requirements. See COE: Degrees and Contingencies.
Per HOP 2-2010, Academic Titles and Tenure:
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An instructor who, for any reason, has been continued beyond the four-year probationary period is not eligible for tenure as an instructor nor will promotion to assistant professor automatically result. A review of the status of any instructor in these circumstances will be mandatory as soon as possible following discovery.
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Only full-time service in the academic rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor, or any combination thereof, shall be counted toward fulfillment of a required probationary period related to the acquisition of tenure. Full-time service is defined as holding a 100% time appointment in the University for both the fall and spring semesters of an academic year on faculty salaries and/or on any other funds administered by the University, and being in full compliance with Regental standards pertaining to the minimum faculty teaching requirements. Periods during which a faculty member is on leave of absence without salary from the University or is serving in the rank of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Specialist or any rank carrying the description "visiting," "clinical," or "adjunct," or periods of prior academic service at any institution other than The University of Texas at Austin shall not be counted toward fulfillment of a required probationary period related to the acquisition of tenure. The title Visiting Assistant Professor is not used at UT Austin.
For Assistant Professors hired with a degree contingency, the alternate rank used on the PAR is always Instructor.
Instructor appointments may only be terminated in accordance with Regents’ Rule 31008.
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