Faculty Recruitment
Stanford's academic excellence is inseparable from the value a diverse faculty brings to the quality of the curriculum, the breadth and depth of research, the nature of collegial interactions, and the scope of service to the institution's civic mission. The tools and resources found in this section are intended to assist faculty recruitment efforts to enable broad and inclusive applicant pools and equitable decision-making processes. In addition to these resources, please consult school-level policies and requirements available at the dean's offices and the University-wide policies described in the Faculty Handbook.
An online Faculty Search Committee Briefing is available for Stanford faculty members and administrators in Canvas. Four modules cover inclusive and equitable faculty search committee practices. There are also links to "How-To" videos and instructions covering faculty functions within the new Faculty Search Applicant Tracking (FSAT) system. Please self-enroll in this Canvas course via this link. If you encounter any difficulties, please email facultydevelopment@stanford.edu.
Faculty search committee and administrator checklist
This checklist is intended as a general guide for faculty search committee members and administrators conducting open searches.
Recruitment Funding Programs
Several special programs have been established at Stanford to enhance the University's ability to recruit and retain a diverse faculty, these include:
Gabilan Provost’s Discretionary Fund
Faculty Development Initiative: Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Best Practices
Building for Excellence: Inclusive Practices for Faculty Recruitment and Searches
- This guide for departments is a comprehensive resource on search processes, procedures, strategies and resources available to departments. It will soon be updated to include the new FSAT system.
Faculty search committee briefings and consultation
Beyond Bias: Fair & Inclusive Hiring Strategies for University Search Committees
Tools
Availability pool data by school (link to Google drive)
Job posting sites and candidate databases for faculty search (PDF)
EXAMPLE - Generic Evaluation Criteria for Faculty Search Committees (PDF)
Guidelines for Interview Questions Under the Law (PDF - excerpt from Building for Excellence)
Research related to equitable outreach & decision making in faculty hiring (PDF)