Tenured Faculty Retirement Options

Through December 15, 2025, there are three options available to tenured faculty considering retirement.

Tenure Reduction

Sign up for the tenure reduction option by December 15, 2025 with a UO retirement date no later than June 30, 2028, receive a six percent increase in pay, and be entitled to receive up to five (three and a half for Law faculty) TRP appointments after retirement.

Explore Tenure Reduction

Tenure Relinquishment

Sign up for tenure relinquishment option by December 15, 2025 with a UO retirement date no later than June 30, 2028, and receive a six percent increase in pay. Faculty electing the tenure relinquishment option do not receive any post-retirement appointments.

Explore Tenure Relinquishment

Retirement

Faculty may retire on their own schedule. Post-retirement appointments at the university are by mutual agreement. 

Explore Retirement

Important Considerations

  • For post-retirement appointments other than TRP assignments, the university is not required to hire the faculty member at the same salary rate as their TRP rate.
  • A faculty member can be hired for other non-TRP employment opportunities but the faculty member is responsible for coordinating overall benefits package to ensure that their retirement benefits are not compromised.  It is solely the faculty member’s responsibility to find out what employment is permissible during retirement.  It is not the obligation of the university to do so.
  • TRP assignments cannot be used to pay back the one year obligation when returning from sabbatical leave. In extenuating circumstances, some exceptions may be granted if approval from the dean and senior vice provost is secured prior to the start of the sabbatical.
  • Under the TRP, a faculty member's post-retirement salary rate may be adjusted to include the awards or permanent stipends. All post-retirement salary adjustments require approval from the dean and the Office of the Provost.  No temporary appointments or stipends that have been awarded because of the job title or position held by the recipient (e.g. department head, director) will be included in a faculty member's post-retirement salary rate.