Faculty Recruitment

Search Committee Training and Resources

“Search committees shape the faculty—and therefore the university—for years to come” (Fraser & Hunt, 2011, p. 189). For this reason and consistent with Iowa State University’s mission and statements of aspiration, search committee training is required for all members before persons can be granted access to search materials and applicant files from University Human Resources. For additional information about Faculty Search Committee training requirements and expectations, review this training resource document (PDF, 48KB). Faculty Success Advisors or University Human Resource personnel can add search committee members to the Search Committee Training Canvas course

Within the training course, search committees are guided to the following resources: