Titles and Ranks - Professional Track Faculty

Adjoint Professor (0019)

Adjoint Associate Professor (0029)

Adjoint Assistant Professor (0039)

Designate faculty who serve the institution in cooperative or joint programs pursuant to a memorandum of understanding, cooperative research and development agreement, or similar partnership instrument.

Persons holding these titles will be employees of and compensated by the partnership organization. They will not be deemed employees of the institution. They will, however, have the same obligations, responsibilities, and authority as regular faculty employed directly by the institution when performing faculty functions pursuant to the agreement.

Allowable Contract Terms:

• Specified in the agreement with the partner organization, not to exceed three years

Adjunct Professor (0015)

Adjunct Associate Professor (0025)

Adjunct Assistant Professor (0035)

A qualified individual from business, industry, government, private practice, or another institution of higher education who may be participating in teaching, research, or clinical care at a UT institution. Appointments to the faculty with an adjunct title may be with or without pay and shall be for a stated period of time not to exceed one academic year. Such appointments shall terminate upon expiration of the stated period of appointment without notification of nonrenewal.

Allowable Contract Terms:

• Short term; not to exceed one academic year

Clinical Professor (0013)

Clinical Associate Professor (0024)

Clinical Assistant Professor (0034)

Clinical Instructor (0044)

Faculty who are involved in a professional clinical experience program. Appointments to the faculty with a clinical title may be with or without pay and shall be for a period of time not to exceed three academic years. Such appointments shall terminate upon expiration of the stated period of appointment without notification of nonrenewal.

Allowable Contract Terms:

• Not to exceed three academic years

Professor of Instruction (0007)

Associate Professor of Instruction (0028)

Assistant Professor of Instruction (0038)

Faculty primarily engaged in instruction. 

Allowable Contract Terms:

• Not to exceed three academic years

Distinguished Senior Lecturer (0048)

Senior Lecturer (0049)

Lecturer (0050)

Distinguished Senior Lecturer

• Teachers who will augment and complement regular teaching faculty and whose teaching experience and qualifications demonstrate extraordinary service and performance. This rank is generally reserved for promotions, rather than for new hires.

Senior Lecturer

• Teachers who will augment and complement regular teaching faculty and whose teaching experience and qualifications are comparable to those in tenure positions.

Lecturer

• Teachers whose teaching experience and qualifications are comparable to those of faculty members in untenured, tenure-track positions. Upon approval by the president, an institution may identify up to three divisions within this rank to be designated Lecturer I, Lecturer II, and Lecturer III.

Allowable Contract Terms:

• Short term (1 year)
• 2 or 3 year fixed (fixed end date)
• 2 or 3 year rolling (end date is extended forward every year)

Professor of Practice (0014)

Associate Professor of Practice (0023)

Assistant Professor of Practice (0033)

Faculty involved in a professional experience program. These titles may be used to designate regular part-time or full-time service for faculty qualified to teach or conduct research by virtue of professional experience in lieu of typical academic credentials.

In COE, faculty in this series have significant teaching or coordinating responsibilities and are involved in professional, practice, or field experiences. 

Allowable Contract Terms:

• Short term (1 year)
• 2 or 3 year fixed (fixed end date)
• 2 or 3 year rolling (end date is extended forward every year)

Research Professor (0017)

Research Associate Professor (0027)

Research Assistant Professor (0037)

Full-time or part-time positions for the primary purpose of research activities. Contracts are typically for one year only, but can be longer if determined by the Dean to be in the best interest of the institution. See COE: Research Faculty.

Allowable Contract Terms:

• Short term (1 year)
• 2 or 3 year fixed (fixed end date)
• 2 or 3 year rolling (end date is extended forward every year)

Professional individuals who will serve as practitioners in specific areas of instruction, training, or supervision.

Allowable Contract Terms:

• Short term (1 year)

Visiting Professor (0012)

Visiting Associate Professor (0022)

Per HOP 2-2010, the title Visiting Assistant Professor is not used at UT Austin.

Temporary appointments for those who are either: a) Visiting from other institutions where they hold similar ranks or b) brought to the institution on a trial basis.

Allowable Contract Terms:

• Not to exceed two academic years and not renewable