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For information on Professional Track faculty reclassifications, including track changes and title changes, see COE: Reclassifications: Professional Track Faculty.
Overview
Per Rule 31001: Faculty Appointments and Titles, tenure may not be awarded to a person appointed to the titles listed below. With the exception of the title of Instructor, academic service with these titles may not be counted toward the satisfaction of any maximum probationary period. Appointments to these titles shall be for a period of time not to exceed one academic year except in the case of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, or a clinical or research position with a title authorized by Section 2.2(g) of Rule 31001, when an appointment may be for periods of time not to exceed three academic years. With the exception of the title of Instructor, such appointments shall terminate at the expiration of the stated period of appointment without notification of non-renewal. Except for the titles described in Rule 31001, Sections 2.2(n) and 2.2(o), if an institution determines that it is to the benefit of the institution, it may offer reappointments to these titles in accordance with Texas Education Code Section 51.943 and may provide annual renewability of two- and three-year appointments.
Contracts
Multi-year contracts were designed to recognize extended and exemplary service to the instructional mission at UT Austin. Therefore, multi-year contracts can only be extended after six semesters or more in rank at UT Austin. Multiple year contracts should be at 50% time or greater for the full fixed period. See more on contracts at COE: Managing Professional Track Faculty in Workday.
Professional Track Titles at UT Austin
| Track | UT Austin Job Title (and job code) | Regents' Rules constraints per Rule 31001: Faculty Appointments and Titles |
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| Adjoint | 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:
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| Adjunct | Adjunct Professor (0015) Adjunct Associate Professor (0025) Adjunct Assistant Professor (0035) | A qualified person from business, industry, government, private practice, or another institution of higher education may be teaching a course or participating in the teaching of a course. Allowable Contract Terms:
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| Clinical | Clinical Professor (0013) Clinical Associate Professor (0024) Clinical Assistant Professor (0034) Clinical Instructor (0044) | Faculty who are involved in a professional clinical experience program. Allowable Contract Terms:
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| Instruction | Professor of Instruction (0007) Associate Professor of Instruction (0028) Assistant Professor of Instruction (0038) | Faculty primarily engaged in instruction. Allowable Contract Terms:
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| Instructor | Instructor | Used for probationary appointments only, for example as part of a contingency for a tenure-track hire made before completion of degree requirements. |
| Lecturer | 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. 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:
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| Practice | Professor of Practice (0014) Associate Professor of Practice (0023) Assistant Professor of Practice (0033) | Faculty involved in a professional experience program. Allowable Contract Terms:
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| Research | Research Professor (0017) Research Associate Professor (0027) Research Assistant Professor (0037) | Full-time or part-time positions for the primary purpose of research activities. Allowable Contract Terms:
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| Specialist | Specialist (0056) | Professional individuals who will serve as practitioners in specific areas of instruction, training, or supervision. Allowable Contract Terms:
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| Visiting | Visiting Professor (0012) Visiting Associate Professor (0022) | 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:
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