Faculty Recruitment and Selection Guide

Hiring a faculty member has an enormous impact on students, departments, schools and the entire University for years to come.  In order to assist you in the hiring process, we have developed a Faculty Recruitment and Selection Process handbook and sample forms to guide you through the steps involved in the Faculty Hiring Process.

Faculty Recruitment and Selection Process Handbook

Appendix A.    Sample Job Description template and a handout on ‘Developing a Results-Oriented Job Description.

Appendix B.    Recruitment Sources (Publications/Websites)

Appendix C.    Checklist of Activities for Hiring Faculty/ Academic Staff

Appendix D.    Sample Candidate Application Screening Tool.

Appendix E.    Interview Guidelines: Acceptable and Unacceptable Interview Questions.

Appendix F.    Sample Faculty Interview questions (Phone screening and Campus Interviews)

Appendix G.    Interview Dos and Don’ts

Appendix H.    Common Interview Mistakes/Errors

Appendix I.     Candidate Interview Assessment sheet

Appendix J:     Sample Reference Check Consent Form

Appendix K:    Sample Questions for Reference Checks

Related Documents:

Request for Posting

Publication Deadlines for Recruitment Advertisements


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