This section of the Faculty Affairs space primarily supports faculty hiring processes. In addition, templates for reappointment letters can be found here.
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As of June 20, 2024, important documents have migrated to a "Support for Faculty Appointments" Team. Please contact facultyaffairs@syr.edu with questions.
Reporting Templates
Individuals with access can find templates for reports requested by the memorandum, Academic Affairs Deadlines and Reporting Dates.
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Waivers of posting
All faculty and postdoc hiring must follow the regulations for posting open positions as specified under the Faculty Manual (Section 2.11). Under certain conditions, an administrative waiver can be granted that releases the department/school/college from the requirement of an affirmative-action compliant search before hiring a faculty member. Instructions to request an administrative waiver can be found in Teams.
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Appointment and Reappointment Letters
Access to templates for appointment and reappointment letters is limited to approved users
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. If you do not have access and you think you should, please ask the budget director or other senior administrator in your dean's office who will then request access by emailing facultyaffairs@syr.edu.
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Faculty Hiring and Inclusive Excellence
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Support is available through
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workshops offered by Faculty Affairs.
Each online (Zoom) workshop consists of
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four parts for a total of 90 minutes.
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Part 1: Sharing your why In this part, we review common activities in every search and why search committee members should take time to reflect throughout the process.
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12: Countering Patterns and Norms that surround faculty hiring. In this part
(approximately 35 minutes), participants will review tips and share strategies for writing better job descriptions, how to make skills
related to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility a feature of the position, and rethinking strategies for recruitment and outreach, including how to expand social and professional networks.
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23: Identifying and Mitigating Common Biases
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(approximately 55 minutes), participants will demonstrate an understanding of biases that are common in evaluative tasks, as well as strategies to identify and mitigate their effects.
The full workshop is 90 minutes. If you cannot attend for the full 90 minutes, please select at least two options below.
Friday, September 16, 2022 1:00-2:30pm
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 9:30-11:00am
Friday, September 30, 2022 1:00-2:30pm
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 9:30-11:00am
Friday, October 14, 2022 1:00-2:30 pm
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:30-11:00am
Friday, November 4, 2022 1:00-2:30pm
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 9:30-11:00am
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 9:30-11:00am
Friday, December 9, 2022 1:00-2:30pm
Friday, December 16, 2022 1:00-2:30pm
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 9:30-11:00am
Friday, January 20, 2023 1:00-2:30pm
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 9:30-11:00am
Friday, February 3, 2023 1;00-2:30pm
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 9:30-11:00am
Friday, March 3, 2023 1:00-2:30pm
Part 4: Acing the Interview In this part, participants will generate ideas for how best to engage finalists with the understanding that doing so will help with longer-term retention.
Contact Marie Garland to request a conversation. Be prepared to recommend some or all of the topics above. #1 is always included.