The chair must identify any space needs (office, laboratory, and otherwise) and resource requirements (both start-up costs and continuing resource needs) for the appointment. In general, searches will not be approved until provisions for space and resources have been approved. For search authorizations in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), department chairs should submit their request forms to the dean of SEAS for approval of the SEAS portion of the start up funding before the form is directed to the dean of the faculty.

 

All requests for approval of faculty searches must be submitted via the online Authorization for Faculty Search form (see step-by-step instructions below). When the search is approved, the dean of the faculty returns a copy of the request (generated from data submitted in the online form) that has been signed by both the dean of the faculty and the provost. Action should not be taken to initiate the search before the receipt of the approved form.

 

 

 

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Step-By-Step Instructions:

1. Each request will require you to submit information about the search and funding. For details on what is required, please refer to the guide here.

2. Log into the system using your university NetID and password. After logging in, you'll see a listing of all previously created search requests for your department.

3. To request a new faculty search, click on the "Start a New Request..." button in the upper left-hand corner. Confirm by clicking the button that you indeed want to create a new request. Each FTE/position associated with a search requires a unique search request. 

4. Please fill out all fields in the online form, attaching supporting documents if more space is required. Please answer all questions to the best of your knowledge, knowing that some information will obviously need to be revised later. Note: the initial Search Authorization ID is a randomly generated number to help keep track of requests in the system. All items with a red "*" are required.

5. You may save a request without submitting by clicking on the "Save" button at the bottom of the screen. You can also delete the draft request by clicking on "Discard Request" at the bottom of the screen.

6. Once you have entered all information, click "Submit for Chair Review" at the bottom of the screen. Clicking this button will send automated emails to chairs/directors for all academic units listed as the primary and joint academic units of the search. Chairs/directors will be asked to click on a link and electronically "sign" or approve the request. For Division IV academic units, the dean of SEAS will also be sent an email for SEAS approval of the SEAS portion of the start-up funding. For chairs/directors who submit a request themselves for their own departments, their approval/signatures will automatically be granted. At any time, you can review the status of the signatures by clicking on the "Signatures" tab at the top of the form. 

7. After all electronic signatures have been received by chairs/directors, the information and supporting documents will be sent to the ODOF for further review. The "Status" column in the listing of requests will indicate when a request has been submitted to the ODOF. 

8. You can download a PDF summary of your request once it has been signed and submitted to the ODOF. Click on the request and click the button "View PDF Summary of this Request" at the top of the screen. Feel free to print/save this for your records.

9.  ODoF will follow up via email with next steps regarding your faculty search request. For all requests approved by the president, provost, and dean of the faculty, a signed PDF copy of the request will be sent to you via email.