(a) Years of Effective Years in Rank or Combined Service for Tenured Associate Professors
Cases considered before the sixth effective year in rank at UT Austin, including elected years of combined service [Section C.3(b)] are considered accelerated reviews.
Candidates who wish to be considered for review and have accumulated six full academic years in rank at UT Austin or six years of elected combined service (including the academic year during which the review is being conducted and at least two full years in rank at UT Austin), but have fewer than six effective years in rank due to personal circumstances flag(s) are advised to rescind personal circumstances flag(s) and submit their case for on-time review, rather than accelerated review.
(b) Expectations for Accelerated Promotion to Full Professor with Tenure
Accelerated cases must be fully explained and justified by the
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department chair and/or dean and should only be put forward for review when a compelling case can be made
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that the candidate’s record is truly exceptional across all areas of
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- teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels,
- research, creative activities, and other scholarly efforts,
- mentoring activities, including formal and informal supervision of students and other mentees,
- administrative and committee service to the department, college, and University, and professional public
service to the nation, state, and society, and - other evidence of merit or recognition, such as awards, fellowships, and grants.
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review (Section A.7), the candidate exceeds expectations for on-time promotion in all areas
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- impact, distinction, and continuing potential in research, scholarship, and/or creative endeavors; teaching; mentoring; service to the University and professional public service; and external recognition of accomplishments
- a strong and reliable record of excellence in research, scholarship, and/or creative endeavors that predicts a continuing trajectory of impactful contributions throughout an extended career at UT Austin, and
- research funding, in accordance with discipline norms, that predicts a sustainable trajectory of continued research excellence and financial support for students supervised by the candidate
NOTE: the standards, workload demands, and expectations are higher for the promotion to tenured full professor and include expectations about demonstrated leadership
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[Section C.3(c)], and that accelerated promotion is in the University’s best interest.
In most cases, the University will benefit from the evidence gathered from the fulfillment of the entire six effective years in rank or elected combined service
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before making a promotion decision because this information offers more consistent and reliable evidence to demonstrate a continuing trajectory of excellence in the professional context and environment of UT Austin.