SMU Model for Faculty Search and Recruitment Revised: Fall 2021 SMU MODEL FOR FACULTY SEARCH AND RECRUITMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary...................................................................................................................................1 Search Requirements and Points to Remember..........................................................................................2 Preparing for the Search.............................................................................................................................3 Attracting a Highly Qualified and Diverse Candidate Pool........................................................................5 Initial Screening.........................................................................................................................................5 Interviewing...............................................................................................................................................6 Final Selection...........................................................................................................................................8 Closing the Deal.........................................................................................................................................8 Retention....................................................................................................................................................9 Appendices: Forms and Resources..........................................................................................................10 Search Guidelines Summary....................................................................................................................42 Record Retention Guidelines....................................................................................................................45 Contact Information.................................................................................................................................45 SMU MODEL FOR FACULTY SEARCH AND RECRUITMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The SMU Model for Faculty Search and Recruitment contains procedures and resources designed to facilitate seeking out and attracting to our campus the very best and most diverse faculty consistent with our high standards of excellence. The faculty search and recruitment guidance contained in this document strengthens our ability to achieve the inextricably intertwined goals of excellence and diversity. These procedures apply to all full-time faculty positions including those that are non-tenure track. A variance to these procedures must be requested in writing through the Office of the Provost. Outlined below are the minimum requirements for implementing the faculty recruitment and search procedures. They are identified with the understanding that Deans and Chairs may direct additional activities, examples of which are contained in the Guidelines for Faculty Search and Recruitment Procedures. Forms, templates, and resource information are also contained in the Guidelines to facilitate search and recruitment activities. All required forms are designated appendices in this document and are also available online as type-able PDF’s at: (http://www.smu.edu/IAE/FacultySearchandRecruitmentResources) . On July 16, 2021, Provost Loboa notified the Deans that the following three modifications to the search and recruitment process would become effective for all searches beginning August 1, 2021: 1. All search committee members will be required to go through the CIQ Searching Intelligently training. This training will replace the workshop conducted by the Office of Institutional Access and Equity (IAE) and will include all key elements of the SMU Model for Faculty Search and Recruitment. It will be led by a team of Diversity Officers. Communications through Maria Dixon Hall, Chief Diversity Officer, will be forthcoming in August 2021 about workshop dates. 2. All searches must use Interfolio to have applications submitted and processed. This interface has been in place for 10 years at SMU, so many faculty and staff are already familiar with it and use it regularly. On an as-requested basis, the Associate Provost for Faculty Success office will host workshops for faculty and staff who might need a refresher or tutorial on how to use Interfolio for searches. 0 3. An additional attachment will be required when submitting Appendix B: Faculty Recru