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How Can OEDS Assist

Your Department in Finding Excellent Diverse Faculty?

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How Can OEDS Assist -- Planning the Search

Available to meet with hiring authorities to provide strategies in targeted recruitment• Work w/Dept developing a targeted recruitment strategy

– OEDS can help find appropriate, affordable targeted recruiting resources

• Affinity Groups (i.e. Caucus for Women in Statistics, National Association of Black Accountants, Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science)

• Fellowships can add to diversity strategy—assist in identifying recruitment opportunities

• Identify strategic individuals to inform of opening • OEDS can provide information on ways to target underrepresented

groups

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How Can OEDS Assist -- Planning the Search

Work w/Dept developing a targeted recruitment strategy• Ad—

– Job description should realistically reflect the full range of skills and knowledge needed (Broad—allows for greater flexibility)

– Studies show increase in diversity in applicant pool when referenced in ad

• “Demonstrated ability to work with diverse population”• “Positive consideration given to candidates’ research agenda that

enhance understanding of race, ethnicity, gender”• “The department values diversity as a factor in academic

excellence.”

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Assistance Continued

• Will review info on pool as search moves forward to monitor diversity

• Provide feedback to department on successful targeted recruiting resources

• Post recruitment interviews with those hired, including those from underrepresented groups. If possible, pursue interviews with those who declined offer—provide feedback to dept.

• Provide counsel to search committee chair as issues arise

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Hiring Authorities

• Have a realistic timeline• Consider diversity when forming search

committees• Emphasize the importance of a diverse applicant

pool when charging committee• Networking—recruiting at conferences• Encourage search chair contact OEDS to

implement targeted recruitment strategy and to schedule a search briefing

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On-Campus Visit

• Include a broad representation of the department so that the candidate can interact with individuals form a variety of backgrounds

• Help candidates get a sense of campus and local community (local resource packet-HR)