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Faculty Affairs

Conducting Faculty Searches 

2023-2024 Steps to open a Tenure Track Search

  1. Approved Search - approved by the Provost and your Dean.
  2. Elect a committee in the Department.
  3. Visit Faculty Affair's Zoom office hours to schedule training and to be assigned an EEOD.
  4. Complete training
     - During training, select a communication representative (PageUp processes) to manage the applicant's communications.
  5. Create a recruitment plan including an estimated timeline for review, telephone interviews, and in-person interviews.
  6. After the consultation, submit your final draft word document to camoore@csufresno.edu to initiate recruitment for online approvals.
  7. Search is opened and posted on standard sites - Higher Ed Jobs, Inside Higher Ed, Chronicle online, and various diversity postings.
    - A confirmation email from JobElephant will be sent as well as suggestions for additional postings.  You may request additional postings through JobElephant at this time.

Resources for the Search Committee

  • Procedures for Recruiting Tenure-Track Faculty (Word)  (PDF) - Last updated September 2016
  • EEO Designee List - Maintained by Faculty Affairs.  Call 278-3027 for assistance in finding an EEOD or Substitute.
  • Minority Serving Institutions (Excel) - Last updated June 2015
  • Instructions: Navigating The College Blue Book (PDF)
  • Standard Advertising - Posted by Faculty Affairs (PDF) - Last updated June 2016

 Creating and Posting the Vacancy Announcement

  • New Version of the Sample Vacancy (Word) 04/27/2023
  • New Version of edit fields of vacancy (Word) 09/12/2018
  • Background Check Questionnaire Form (PDF)
  • Authorized Committee Members Form (PDF) (for Lecturers and Unit 11 vacancy requests only)

Reviewing Applicant Information

Most recent documents are located in the search shared folder

  • Candidate Evaluation Rubric (Excel) - Last updated June 2014
  • Sample Candidate Evaluation Spreadsheet (Excel) - Last updated March 2015
  • Reference Check Form (PDF) 
  • On-Campus Visit Form*
  • Recruitment Summary Form (Word) - Last updated March 2015 
  • Department Nomination Form*
  • Dean Nomination Form*

*Most current forms are available in the shared search folder provided by Faculty Affairs

Academic Policies Related to Searches

Faculty Search and Appointment

Policies and Procedures

Please refer to the relevant personnel sections within the Academic Policy Manual (APM). Searches for 2023-2024 will be opened and processed through PageUp, please call Academic Personnel to schedule training for your search committee and deparatment.

Faculty recruitment guidelines, procedures and forms relating to funding, interview expenses and moving allowances are available from Academic Resources.

Search Resources

  • Procedures for Recruiting Tenure-Track Faculty (Word)  (PDF) - Last updated September 2016
  • EEO Designee List  - Last updated September 2017
  • EEO Designees List (PDF) - from HR last updated 9/28/2016
  • Minority Serving Institutions (Excel) - Last updated June 2015
  • Instructions: Navigating The College Blue Book (PDF)
  • Standard Advertising - Posted by Faculty Affairs (PDF) - Last updated June 2016

Process and Guidelines

Creating and Posting the Vacancy Announcement

1. Create a recruitment plan including an estimated timeline for review, telephone interviews, and in-person interviews.

2. Have department chair and dean review.


After the consultation, submit your final draft word document to camoore@csufresno.edu to initiate recruitment for online approvals.

 

ound Check Questionnaire Form (PDF)

3. The request will go through Search Chair, Department Chair, Dean, and Faculty Affairs.

4. Afrer final approval, Faculty Affairs will post to PageUp.

 

Guidelines for Moving and Relocation Expense Payments

The campus will follow the guidelines according to CSU Internal Procedures Governing Moving and Relocation Expenses

Our Campus issues a lump sum payment to Employees to cover reasonable estimated moving and relocation expenses without the requirement of providing substantiating documentation. Payment for reasonable estimated moving and relocation expenses may only occur after a new appointee is considered a current CSU employee who has accepted a position at California State University, Fresno by Human Resources or the Office of Faculty Affairs, has completed the required new hire documentation and has started the position.


Issuing payment to eligible Employees is for reasonable estimated moving and relocation expenses.  Please see D through F of CSU Internal Procedures Governing Moving and Relocation Expenses for additional information. 

On-Campus and Notification Forms

On-Campus Forms

  • Candidate Evaluation Rubric (Excel) - Last updated June 2014
  • Sample Candidate Evaluation Spreadsheet (Excel) - March  2015
  • Reference Check Form (PDF) - Last updated 2020
  • On-Campus Visit Form*
  • Recruitment Summary Form (Word) - Last updated March 2015

 Nomination Forms

  • Department Nomination Form*
  • Dean Nomination Form*

*Most current forms are available in the shared search folder provided by Faculty Affairs