We have provided three documents for your the academic context:

1. Attracting and Recruiting Diverse Candidates in Academia
Hiring top candidates requires a two-pronged approach: (1) promoting an inclusive departmental culture, and (2) implementing a comprehensive recruitment strategy.

This white paper provides 10 tips for attracting and recruiting qualified candidates

2. How to Hire the Best Candidate AND Improve Diversity!Top Tips for Academic Hiring Committees
Hiring is an area where implicit bias can sneak in, preventing you from selecting the best candidate. The most effective way to combat unconscious bias is to implement a well-designed hiring process, in which candidates are evaluated and treated as similarly as possible, using consistent criteria. 

3. Sample Evaluation Forms 

Please adapt and modify these forms to fit your current hiring search and department’s needs.

The four evaluation form provided are:

1. “Hiring Committee Set Up Form.” 
Use this form to list, rank, and define criteria; identify what constitutes a poor, average, and excellent rating for each criterion; and craft interview questions. 

2. “Hiring Committee Rating Rubric Evaluation Form.” 
Use this to keep committee members’ ratings focused on the predetermined criteria, the evaluation benchmarks, and the potential range of supporting evidence accepted. Repeat for each criterion. Use consistently for all candidates.

3. “Hiring Committee Candidate Decision Form.” 
Use one for each candidate to record why a candidate was or was not selected based on those predetermined criteria. 

4. “Faculty Evaluation Form.” 
Give this to all faculty involved in the search. 

Please fill out our form to download these documents.