Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
In Collaboration with the Office of Equity and Diversity

PDF versions of chapters and forms are available below (Word files are also available where indicated):

Introduction: How to Use the Faculty Recruitment Manual

Section 1: Faculty Recruitment Procedures and Guidelines

• Overview of the Faculty Recruitment Process
• Administrative Guidelines for BGSU Faculty Recruitment (Summary)

Section 2: Committee Membership and Responsibilities

• Committee Membership Roster / Word document
• Recommended Chronology for Search Committee Responsibilities / Word document

Section 3: Position Announcement and Recruitment

• Faculty Position Description and Ad Guidelines
• Local, Regional, and National Advertising Sources for Faculty Positions:
  Major Print and Web Publications

Section 4: Nomination Procedures

• Chair's Request for Nominations / Word document
• Letter of Acknowledgement: Receipt of Nomination / Word document
• Letter of Notification: Nomination Status / Word document

Section 5: Applicant Roster and Correspondence

• Applicant Roster for Correspondence, Committee Discussion and Vote / Word document
• Letter of Acknowledgement: Applicants / Word document
• Letter of Regret: Applicants / Word document
• Letter of Regret: Candidates / Word document
• Letter of Regret: Finalists / Word document

Section 6: Finalists' Campus Interviews

• Letter of Confirmation: Finalist's Campus Interview / Word document
• Memo: Declaration Regarding Material Assistance/Nonassistance of a Terrorist Organization, Senate Bill 9
• Frequently Asked Questions regarding Declaration Regarding Material Assistance (DMA)
• Declaration Form (from the Ohio Department of Public Safety / Division of Homeland Security)
• U.S. Department of State Terrorist Exclusion List (on Homeland Security website)
• Finalist Interview Schedule / Word document
• Finalist Information Package / Word document
• Interviewing Procedures for Applicants of Tenured Positions / Word document

Section 7: Credential Evaluations

• Faculty Search Screening Options / Word document
• Screen One Sample: Applicant Credential Reviews / Word document
• Screen Two Sample: Reference Telephone Interviews / Word document
• Screen Three Sample: Candidate Conference Calls / Word document
• Screen Four Sample: Finalist Evaluations / Word document

Section 8: Standard Forms for BGSU Faculty Recruitment

• Standard Forms Summary Description
• Faculty Position Authorization Form
• Faculty Position Recruitment Plan Checklist
• Equal Employment Opportunity Data Form (Human Resources form)
• Referral Source Form
• Applicant Data/Request to Interview Form
• Faculty Appointment Activity Record
• Declaration Form (from the Ohio Department of Public Safety / Division of Homeland Security)
• U.S. Department of State Terrorist Exclusion List (on Homeland Security website)
• I-9

Section 9: Model Letters of Appointment

• Letters of Appointment: Options for New Faculty
• Standard Probationary Faculty Appointment / Word document
• Conditional Probationary Appointments:
  • Official Transcript Requirement
  • I-9 Completion Requirement
  • Start-Up Costs and Special Arrangements
  • Credit for Prior Service
  • Waiver of Prior Service
• Mid-Year Probationary Faculty Appointment / Word document
  
• ABDs with Conditional One-Year Appointment and Slide Contract / Word document
• Standard Tenured Faculty Appointment / Word document
• Faculty Administrator with Tenure / Word document
• Nontenure-Track, Fixed-Term Appointment / Word document

Section 10: Probationary Faculty Success

• Probationary Faculty Success Plans

Section 11: Faculty Opportunity Program

• Faculty Opportunity Program Description
• Faculty Opportunity Program Guidelines

Section 12: Office of Equity and Diversity

• Recruiting Issues in Brief
• An Informal Response to Questions of Hiring and the Internet
• Special Considerations When Appointing Non-US Citizens (Nonresident Immigrants)
• By-Invitation Appointments
• Acting/Interim Appointment Policy and Procedure

Section 13: Guidelines for Hiring Associate Professors with Tenure

• Guidelines for Hiring Associate Professors with Tenure

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