He was appointed as associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin in 1899. However Eliakim Moore and his colleagues in Chicago were keen that Dickson should return there and they offered him a permanent post on the faculty.
Siya ay hihirangin bilang iugnay propesor sa University of Texas sa Austin sa 1899. Subalit Eliakim Moore at ang kanyang mga kasamahan sa Chicago ay masigasig na Dickson dapat bumalik doon at sila ay inaalok sa kanya ng isang permanenteng-post sa mga guro.