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Faculty Search and appointment handbook

Table of Contents

  • Search and Appointment Guidelines for Tenure-Track Faculty
  • Tips for Successful Searches
  • Sample Search Process Timetable
  • Sample Itinerary

Sample Letters

  • Request for nominations (Senior level search)
  • Invitation to apply (Senior level search)
  • Acknowledgement to all applicants
  • Applicants still being considered after the initial or subsequent reviews
  • Unsuccessful applicants after initial review
  • Request for assessment of candidate from references
  • Thank you letter for reference's assessment
  • Unsuccessful candidates who were not previously interviewed
  • Letter to candidates after their interview and before a decision is made
  • Interview and before a decision is made
  • Unsuccessful finalists who were interviewed
  • Confidential reaction to candidate after campus visit

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