These resources are found on the ISU ADVANCE Resources for Faculty Searches CD.

This page provides various resources for conducting a faculty search, with emphasis on best practices for recruiting diverse candidates. You will find more than 20 short information pages, which are listed below, including guidelines and suggestions for the search process, sample forms, and ideas for discussions to have with departmental faculty. These files were compiled by Dr. Bonita Glatz, who was the ADVANCE/Provost Office Faculty Fellow during Spring Semester 2008.

A complete copy of the ISU Search Manual (Resource Guide for Recruiting Excellent and Diversity Faculty) is available at the Web site of the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. The ISU Library contains many valuable resources on recruiting faculty. Follow the link for a list of selected titles.

For additional resources for ISU faculty and staff, including search manuals and advice from other institutions, and suggestions for advertising outlets for open positions, see Resources for Search Committees.

Section 1: Brief Guidelines for Specific Aspects of the Search Process:

• 1.1 Administrators' Checklist of Best Practices for a Diverse Search - PDF Format
• 1.2 Strategies for Recruiting Women Faculty - PDF Format
• 1.3 Best Practices Checklist for Running a Faculty Search - PDF Format
• 1.4 Tips and Suggestions for Broadening the Candidate Pool - PDF Format
• 1.5 Tips for Creating an Inclusive Position Description - PDF Format
• 1.6 Tips for the Interview Process - PDF Format
• 1.7 Guidelines for Effective Interviews - PDF Format
• 1.8 Evaluating Letters of Recommendation - PDF Format

Section 2: Questions to Ask Candidates and their References:

• 2.1 Interview Questions: What to Ask? What Not to Ask? - PDF Format
• 2.2 Human Resources Interview Questions - PDF Format
• 2.3 Sample Interview Questions - PDF Format
• 2.4 Sample Questions for Phone References - PDF Format

Section 3: Sample Evaluation Forms:

• 3.1 Sample Form for Initial Screening of Applicants - PDF Format or Word Format
• 3.2 Teaching Seminar Plan - PDF Format or Word Format
• 3.3 Teaching Seminar Evaluation Form - PDF Format or Word Format
• 3.4 Sample Form for Obtaining Feedback on Finalists - PDF Format or Word Format
• 3.5 Candidate Evaluation Tool (University of Michigan) - PDF Format or Word Format
• 3.6 Candidate Evaluation Rubric Form - PDF Format or Word Format

Section 4: Documents to Facilitate Discussion of Unconscious Bias:

• 4.1 Top Ten Rationalizations - PDF Format
• 4.2 Reducing Stereotypic Biases in Hiring (Cornell University) - PDF Format
  
  

Section 5: Forms to Evaluate the Search Process:

• 5.1 Evaluation of the Search Process - PDF Format or Word Format
• 5.2 Evaluating a Search: What Went Wrong or Right? - PDF Format or Word Format