I. Select a Chair and Form a Search Committee
IV. Engage in Active Outreach and Searching
Select a Chair and Form a Search Committee
- Contact the Department Chair or Chief to notify them of search committee membership
- Select a Committee Chair for each faculty recruitment effort/position
- Review potential committee members with the Diversity Search Advisor (DSA)
- Initiate a Formal Search Process: use National Search Guidelines or Limited Search Guidelines as appropriate
- Provide timelines and resources for committee members
Determine Position Needs
- Download: Interfolio Position Creation Template & Instructions
- Use the Position Creation Template to collaborate with Search Committee Chair and ensure all elements of the position are included
- Review position descriptions* for:
- Appropriate Track and Rank
- Accuracy
- Clarity
- Detail
- Duties and responsibilities
- Required degrees
- Target area or field
- Submit to Interfolio Faculty Search for DSA review and approval
*Reminder: Position descriptions should not be created to fit particular pre-determined candidates
Follow Search Guidelines
- Publish position according to National Search Guidelines or Limited Search Guidelines
- Contact JobElephant
- Additional advertising should be published in women and minority organizations or journals.
- A direct national search letter may be distributed to universities, departments, or programs.
- All faculty applicants must apply online per university policy.
- Faculty positions are valid in Interfolio Faculty Search for up to two (2) years.
Access resources and support for Interfolio Faculty Search
Engage in Active Outreach and Searching
- Conduct outreach to diversify and expand applicant pool
- Network at National Conferences
- Search Committee Chairs and Members should contact peers at other institutions*
- Engage DSA for recommendations for outreach
- Contact OIDE for a Diversity Candidate Database
- Social Media outreach may include Twitter and LinkedIn (does not count as formal advertising)
- List servs may be used for outreach (does not count as formal advertising)
*Reminder: Personal contact and direct outreach to individuals is important for diverse recruitment
Select Preferred Candidate
- Login into Interfolio Faculty Search to complete Search Documentation
- Document all applicants in the search
- Document published advertisements and outreach in the search
- Identify selected candidate in Interfolio Faculty Search with appropriate track and rank
- Request Search Review from the Office of Academic Affairs
- Initiate Request to Recruit (RTR) and Draft Offer Letter
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