Faculty Recruitment

Purpose

Search committee training is required for all members before persons can be granted access to search materials and applicant files from University Human Resources. Training is designed to provide committee members with information and resources to ensure they are well-equipped to carry out their service responsibility, in alignment with institutional mission and statements of aspiration. The overall goal is to ensure committee members apply best practices throughout all phases of the search process. Committee members will not be permitted to take part in search committee meetings or discussions until they have completed this required training. Search committee members will retain access to the course in Workday Learning throughout the search process. Committee members are required to complete the online training annually. The certification period restarts on July 1 each year.

Training

The training has two parts:

1. A 90-minute, online Search Committee Training course in Workday Learning, which includes required readings, a narrated PowerPoint presentation, surveys, and helpful resources for all candidates.

Key stakeholders in the faculty recruitment process are encouraged to consider the following resources--

1. Review the Effective Faculty Recruitment (DOC), which provides guidelines and best practices to support the search process. 
2. Consider the Appendices (DOC), which offers useful sample questions and templates. 
3. Use the Faculty Template Rating Matrix to assess candidate materials.
4. Read the Best Practices for Internal Candidates in a Faculty Search (DOC) and Guidance for Deans, Chairs, and Search Committees: Internal Candidates in Faculty Search Processes (DOC) to learn about best practices and expectations.
5. Share the Prospective Faculty webpage with all candidates early in the interview process and before campus interviews are scheduled. 

2. A 60-minute, synchronous meeting with a faculty success advisor and human resources partner or coordinator. This meeting will take place after all committee members complete the online search committee training. The meeting may be conducted using different modalities (i.e., in-person, virtual, or hybrid). Committee members are required to attend a meeting for each search committee served.

Other useful resources

The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) provides useful information and comprehensive data about U.S.-trained doctorate holders in the fields of science, engineering, and health. Search committee members may use this resource to learn more about the characteristics of the candidate pool for their disciplines and open searches. For more information, visit the (SED) website, the SED Survey, the latest SED data, and SED statistics.

University Human Resources offers helpful resources pertaining to employment practices, guidelines, and policies.

For questions or more information, contact:

Key Stakeholders

Tera R. Jordan , Assistant Provost for Faculty Success, collaborates with the faculty success advisors from each academic college and university administrators, faculty, and staff to institutionalize positive changes in search committee training.

Faculty Success Advisors

Faculty Success Advisors promote best practices in recruiting, retaining, and promoting faculty. To connect with a Faculty Success Advisor, review a list of college-level representatives.

For more information or support with your search committee service:

Contact your committee chair, your college’s faculty success advisor, or your human resources partner or coordinator.