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Faculty Searches

If you and your faculty feel the department needs one or more additional members of the faculty, you need to submit a search request to the Dean. In general, the earlier you submit a faculty search request, the better the chance that the Dean can consider it in light of the needs of the College. In the request, you need to explain:

• The need for the position. What curricular pressures are there? What research areas would complement or expand the current range of expertise in the department? If this is a replacement for a departed professor, give the name of that person.
• The level of the search: assistant professor, associate professor (with or without tenure?), full professor, or open. Extremely strong justification is needed for the higher ranks.
• The expected starting salary and any other personal costs (e.g., moving expenses).
• Space and furniture needs, if any, including estimated cost.
• Other start-up costs. Be as specific as possible.
• A search budget. This will typically include travel expenses for about 3 candidates.
• Members of the proposed search committee.
• You must await the Dean’s authorization before you begin the official search. The first action will be to draft an advertisement. This is typically done by the search committee and is then modified and approved by the department faculty. It is wise to consult with the Associate Dean for Faculty before the advertisement is finalized, to ensure that it meets University guidelines for affirmative action and otherwise conforms with accepted practice. The advertisement should be distributed to a broad audience in order to solicit applicants from as diverse a pool as possible. In addition, the search committee or department should contact senior scholars in the field in an effort to encourage qualified candidates to apply.