Recruitment, Hiring and Retention
- May 15: Position description is submitted to HR.
- June 1: Position is announced broadly, both on ISU site and external venues.
- August 15–30: Search committees finalize training with FSA.
- September 1: Deadline for guaranteed consideration.
- September 1-15: Committees review applications and determine candidates for zoom interviews.
- October 15 – November 15: Campus interviews are scheduled.
- November 15 – December 15: Department chairs make the offers and secure the candidates.
Faculty Success Advisors
Faculty success advisors promote best practices in recruiting, retaining, and promoting high-quality diverse faculty and develop solutions to campus challenges. All faculty success advisors are tenured faculty who report to either the dean or a member of the dean’s cabinet. Faculty success advisors work with their respective deans, diversity committees, department chairs/school directors, faculty, and staff in their colleges to implement best practices for faculty searches and transform policies and practices that help faculty succeed in moving through the ranks and being successful.
College of Design Faculty Success Advisor (FSA): Gary Taylor
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Effective Faculty Recruitment Guidelines
Search committee training is required for all members before persons can be granted access to search materials and applicant files from University Human Resources. Training is designed to provide committee members with information and resources to ensure they are well-equipped to carry out their service responsibility, in alignment with institutional mission and statements of aspiration. The overall goal is to ensure committee members apply best practices throughout all phases of the search process. Committee members will not be permitted to take part in search committee meetings or discussions until they have completed this required training. Search committee members will retain access to the course in Workday Learn throughout the search process. Committee members are required to complete the online training annually. The certification period restarts on July 1 each year.
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Dual-Career Opportunity
Recruiting a talented and innovative faculty remains a top university priority. To bring both flexibility and consistency to our recruitment process, the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost operates a central partnership for the recruitment of outstanding faculty.
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Guidelines for Tenure-Track Faculty Start-Up Packages
Start-up packages are an essential component of recruiting exceptional tenure-track faculty to Iowa
State University (ISU). They provide direct support for establishing a research program and signal the
institution’s commitment to the faculty member’s future success.
Contact
Seda McKilligan
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Personnel Success and Strategic Initiatives