Hiring Tenured Faculty

UT Austin may occasionally consider persons external to the University for appointment as senior faculty members to the ranks of Associate and full Professor without tenure. These appointments are typically most appropriate for new, external senior hires whose careers have been in a non-academic setting where there are limited opportunities to teach, to compete for external support, or to publish independent work. The decision on whether or not to pursue tenure for Associate or full Professor hires rests with the College and is made on a case-by-case basis. These appointments must be full-time, and may not be used for internal hires nor for promotions.

Effective June 9, 2023, hires of tenure-track associate and tenure-track full professors follow the same requirements as for hiring faculty with tenure, to include pre-review and review/approval of the PAR by the EVPP review committee.