3.1 Requirements

Search committees and hiring units are required to develop a recruitment plan for each search which includes substantial outreach aimed at both traditional candidates as well as those candidates from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. All reasonably possible outreach efforts must be undertaken including both general, broad-based outreach, as well as targeted outreach. Each recruitment plan must also include a process for articulating qualification requirements that capture necessary intellectual and scholarship standards, while not imposing unnecessarily restrictive requirements and preserving the flexibility to consider less traditional backgrounds without compromising quality.

The recruitment plan for a search must be approved by the Department Approver, Executive Approver, and the Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance before the announcement of a vacancy.