The guidebooks provide authorities, chairs, and members involved in faculty search committees information and resources to guide their search process. The guidebooks detail the tasks, responsibilities, and guidelines for conducting a fair, legally defensible, and unbiased search process designed to recruit and hire diverse top talent.
The guidebooks are divided into five guides, presented in the order of tasks to be undertaken by a faculty search committee:
- Getting Started
- Recruitment and Outreach
- Evaluating Applicants
- Conducting Interviews
- Completing the Search
Each guide details processes, steps, best practices, and tools for conducting each phase of the faculty process.
- Guidebook 1: Getting Started
- Guidebook 2: Recruitment and Outreach
- Guidebook 3: Evaluating Applicants
- Criteria Evaluation Best Practices Matrix
- Examples of Bias in the Hiring Process
- The Potential Influence of Unconscious Bias on the Evaluation of Candidates
- Minimizing Bias When Evaluating Candidates (Faculty)
- Applicant Screening Template
- Applicant Screening Sample
- Applicant Review Score Card Template
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion Statement Guidance and Sample Questions
- Guidance When Reading Diversity Statements
- Rubric to Assess DEI Statements
- Guidebook 4: Candidate Interviews
- Interview Review Rubric
- Sample Faculty Interview Questions
- Lawful vs. Unlawful Questions
- Sample Candidate Interview Schedule
- Interview Itinerary Sample
- Open Forum Feedback Form
- Universal Design Principles for Accommodation
- Utilizing Inclusive Practices, Reducing Bias, and Considering Diversity in the Interview
- Candidate Care During the Interview Phase
- Guidebook 5: Completing the Search