Tenure/Tenure-Track Recruitment & Hiring Process

  ​ Recruitment Authorization

  ​ Search Committee

  ​ Job Posting/Advertisement

  ​ Search and Selection of Finalists

  ​ Offer Letter

  ​ Dispositioning of Candidates and Posting Closing in CU Careers

 

Recruitment Authorization

  • Every Spring, the Dean will send out a call for units to submit hiring proposals for the upcoming academic year. 
    • Position requests will be evaluated within each department, then by the College, with decisions on hiring ultimately made by the College.
  • Position numbers are created by the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty.
  • College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty completes the prior year Faculty Search Summary and upcoming Academic Year Faculty Search Plan Report for the Provost and submits to the Office of the Provost and Office of Faculty Affairs by deadline, which is typically early-July.
  • Once approval of Faculty Search Plan Report received from the Office of the Provost, the Dean and/or College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty notifies departments with status of approval with instructions to submit the Search Plan Checklist, RAF/s, and position advertisement.  College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist – Faculty obtains Dean approval.   
  • Upon approval of RAF(s), the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty routes for signatures with copy to:
    • Associate Dean
    • Budget Office
    • Department

Search Committee

  • Department forms a search committee.
  • All Search Committee Members and HR Liaisons to take/refresh the following trainings:
  • Department submits Search Plan Checklist, RAF/s, and position advertisement to the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty.
  • Search Plan Checklist reviewed by the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty and submitted to Dean for review/approval and signature.
    • Once signed, Search Plan Checklist emailed to Campus Human Resources Affirmative Action Officer via aao@colorado.edu.

Job Posting/Advertisement

  • Department submits draft position advertisement to the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty.
    • Department emails draft position advertisement to Diana.Salazar@Colroado.edu, in International Student and Scholar Services, if expecting international candidates.
  • Draft advertisement reviewed by the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist – Faculty, CEAS Human Resources Director, and submitted to Dean for approval.
  • Once approved, the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty notifies department of approval status and posts advertisement to CU Careers.
    • The College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist – Faculty posts advertisement to CU Careers and The National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty site.
  • Unit posts advertisement on discipline specific recruiting sites per Search Plan Checklist. 

Search and Selection of Finalists

  • Search Committee conducts the search and selects finalists (generally the top three candidates from the pool of applicants) and submits the following to the Dean for approval of on-campus interview for each finalist:
    • CV
    • Three letters of recommendation
    • Research and teaching statements
      • Finalists interviewed by Dean, and/or Associate Deans
  • Top finalist identified by Search Committee and terms of offer discussed between Dean and Chair/Director.

Offer Letter

  • Department submits the following to the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist – Faculty:
    • Draft offer letter and MOU if applicable
    • CV
    • Three letters of recommendation
  • Draft offer letter reviewed by the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist – Faculty, CEAS Human Resources Director, and sent to Dean for review/approval.
  • Once approved, the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty submits draft offer letter to Office of Faculty Affairs for approval.
  • Once approved by the Office of Faculty Affairs, the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty routes offer letter for all signatures with cc: to the following:
    • Department HR Liaison
    • Human Resources Service Center
    • Personnel File
      • The College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty prints a copy of the fully-executed offer letter and sends to the Office of Faculty Affairs along with the following:
        • CV
        • Three letters of recommendation
  • The department submits welcome/onboarding email to candidate and begins the hiring and background check process. 
  • College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist – Faculty organizes the college new faculty orientation, and tracks attendance. 
  • Appointment entered in HCM (Human Resources software) by the Human Resources Service Center and approved by Office of Faculty Affairs.

Dispositioning of Candidates and Posting Closing in CU Careers

In compliance with the Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy, it is critical that all candidates are dispositioned correctly in CU Careers.

Department dispositions candidates in conjunction with Campus HR, per the CU Careers Faculty Candidate Process Flow.

Department submits request via email to the College of Engineering and Applied Science HR Generalist - Faculty to close the posting in CU Careers no later than June 30th annually.