As your department prepares to fill an Academic Professional or Faculty position, we would like to provide information to ensure an equitable search.
- The Supervisor/Unit Head sends documentation/request to Assistant Dean who will submit to Budget Group for review.
- Once the position is approved to move forward, the Supervisor/Unit Head and Search Coordinator will receive notification.
- EC appoints members to serve on Faculty and AP search committees. The Search Coordinator will grant the selected search committee members access to the Search Toolbox.
- Assistant to the Dean arranges a kick-off meeting with Dean of Libraries, EEO Officer, Search Coordinator and Search Committee.
Search Committees need to do three things with regards to diversity:
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- Recruitment: key in ensuing a large and diverse pool. Library HR will post position announcements on standard library diversity sites (via ALA and ACRL). Search committees are strongly encouraged to post to “specialty” sites relating to the position, especially listservs with diverse memberships. Direct contacting of candidates, via phone, email, etc., is strongly encouraged. The Dean is willing to contact prospective candidates.
- Inclusive Hiring at Illinois: This course has been made available to all employees, but you are only required to complete this course if you are performing one of the functions listed here:Hiring managers, diversity advocates, search committee chairs and committee members are required to complete this program before access will be granted to review any application materials.EEO officers, vice chairs and assistant vice chairs must complete the program annually, prior to reviewing any search process forms.
The goal of Inclusive Hiring at Illinois is to explain equal employment opportunity and other issues that can affect the fairness and integrity of the recruitment and hiring process.
Access the training module for your assigned role below.
- Hiring Manager with a search committee
- Hiring Manager without a search committee
- Diversity Advocates
- Search committee chairs
- Search committee members
Upon completion of the program, individuals may serve in their role for two years (except for those serving as EEO officers, vice chairs, and assistant vice chairs, who complete the program annually).
If during the two-year completion window, you are asked to serve in a different role, then you will only need to complete the topics specific to that role. You should not have to review topics again, until more than two years have passed. For questions about your completion status, please email the Search Coordinator .
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- Diversity Advocate: According to the Office for Access and Equity, each Search Committee must appoint a “Diversity Advocate” who will pay particularly close attention to diversity matters during the search. Please remember that all search committee members need to be aware of diversity issues. The Diversity Advocate may receive additional information from the required Inclusive Hiring at Illinois training.
The Search Committee reviews the Position Description at the kick-off meeting. After it’s reviewed, the chair submits the Position Description to EC for final approval. The EEO officer will forward the approved position description to the Search Coordinator and Chair with instructions to move forward with the search. The Search Coordinator submits the position description in JDXpert for approval to post.
For any questions, contact the Faculty and Academic Professional Search Coordinator (currently Aneitre Johnson atjohnsn@illinois.edu)