In accordance with Regents’ Rule 31007, a tenure-track faculty member accrues one year of probationary service at UT Austin for every nine months (September 1 through May 31)1 of full-time academic service during an academic year.Â
An academic year does not count as a year of probationary service if the tenure-track faculty member:
(1) begins employment at UT Austin after the start of the fall term,
(2) receives an approved extension to the probationary period, or
(3) has been on leave without pay for any portion of the fall or spring terms.
| Faculty members appointed as a . . . | must be reviewed for promotion or appointment to . . . | no later than their . . . |
|---|---|---|
| tenure-track assistant professor | tenured associate professor | sixth year of probationary service at UT Austin or of combined probationary service at UT Austin and in rank at a prior institution. |
| tenure-track associate professor | tenured associate professor or tenured full professor | third year of probationary service at UT Austin. |
| tenure-track full professor | tenured full professor | third year of probationary service at UT Austin. |
| tenure-track instructor | tenure-track assistant professor | third year of probationary service at UT Austin. |
Candidates whose probationary period has been extended for personal circumstances, for other reasons as approved by the University, or due to leave without pay in accordance with University family and medical leave policies shall be evaluated as if their accomplishments in rank were completed during the years of probationary service.
Effective with the 2023-24 promotion review, the timing of the mandatory review for tenure-track assistant professor faculty candidates with joint appointments in both a college subject to these Guidelines and the Dell Medical School will correspond to the years of probationary service defined in these Guidelines and this section, rather than the timeline defined for faculty who are solely appointed in the Dell Medical School.
1Beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, the dates of nine-month, academic appointments will shift to August 16 through May 15.