Faculty Search-Vacancy Step

These are things you need to affirm are taking place (check the boxes): 

Search committee: 

• Has at least 3 members 

• Members are diverse 

• Chair and committee members have received or will receive guidelines and training for appropriate and effective search techniques.   

  • You need the dates  when such training is or will occur.  

• If you are unsure about training or how to access it, check “No” and Gina Gibau will contact you.   

Attach to the PeopleAdmin Vacancy form:  (save as as one pdf packet)  

• Explanation:  Limited Search 

This is only necessary if the search type is something other than “Full National.”   

Briefly explain the reasoning for not choosing a national search.   

For example: 

• Experience with past searches shows that ‘local’ searches yield strong diverse pools of candidates. 

• Position is temporary (but not visiting), e.g. a lecturer in a program that is undergoing change.   

• Explanation:  non-use of HERC 

This is only necessary if on the PeopleAdmin position page you are not going to check “HERC” 

HERC, the Higher Education Recruiting Consortium, is an option on the PeopleAdmin position page.  IU pays for all postings to this source, and it is designed to reach diverse populations.   

• Search process: 

Explain best practices used to work towards an inclusive search process and diverse hiring pool, such as diversity in the search committee, search education, and implicit bias awareness education.  Include information from the school’s diversity or OEO action plans; note specific actions related to marketing plan or advertising venues. 

• Position description 

(same as appears in the textbox) 

Ensure that this contains the required diversity language. 

What will happen: 

If you indicate you need assistance with any step, or the steps seem to be too limited to reflect best search practices, Associate Vice Chancellor Gina Gibau will reach out.   

Once AVC Gibau has reviewed the information and made contact, as needed, with the hiring department, the Vacancy notice will be approved by OAA.   

Reviewed and revised 6/2022.  Questions about search advertising and committee orientation, contact AVC for Faculty Diversity (ude[dot]iupui[at]aao).  Questions about PeopleAdmin, contact Director OAA Operations (ude[dot]iupui[at]aao).