Academic Administration and Resources
Faculty Recruitment and Hiring
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Faculty Recruitment Process Documents
- Faculty Recruitment Process Overview (revised Nov 2025)
- Faculty Line Request Template (new June 2021)
- Faculty Posting Request (new Sept 2021)
- Full-Time Faculty Recruitment Guide (revised Oct 2025)
- Reference Guide for Search Committee Members (revised June 2025)
- Faculty Qualifications and Credentials Manual (revised Aug 2024)
- Step-by-Step and Using PageUp Guide (revised Nov 2025)
Videos: How to navigate in PageUp
- Search Committee Members’ Review of Applicants
- Search Committee Members’ Review of Applicants
- Reviewing and Submitting Pool to Dean
- How to Complete an Offer Card
- Salary Recommendation Form
Hiring Forms and Documents
- Academic Preparation Certification Form (revised July 2024)
- Academic Preparation Certification Form for GTAs (revised June 2024)
- Adjunct Hiring Checklist (revised Oct 2025)
- Adjunct Hiring Steps (new Oct 2025)
- Adjunct Parking Permit Request (new July 2022)
- Adjunct Pay Criteria
- Authorization for Payment of Extra Compensation (revised May 2024)
- Background Check for Adjunct /HWO FTT (revised Oct 2025)
- Faculty Applicant Selection Criteria Form (revised Feb 2024)
- Faculty Compensation for Teaching Courses as an Overload
- Full-Time Faculty Hiring Checklist Without a Search (revised Oct 2025)
- Full-Time Faculty Hiring Checklist (revised Oct 2025)
- Graduate Program Director Compensation (new Summer 2024)
- Individual Report on Outside Professional Employment or Continuing Business Activity
- Non-Benefitted Employee Hiring Guidelines and Acknowledgement
- Request for Waiver of Search Procedures (revised Nov 2021)
- Request to Fail a Faculty Search (new Sept 2023)
- Salary Recommendation for Faculty Candidate Form (revised Nov 2025)
- Start-Up Request Form (revised Sept 2021)
Contact Us
Academic Administration and Resources
117 Cope Administration Building
Mail: CAB 117
(615) 898-2881
