Search and Selection Guide
Initiating the Search
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Steps to take when
Initiating a Faculty/Professional Search
Draft a Job Announcement
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Job Description
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Your Recruitment Strategy
Your Recruitment
Strategy
The goal of the
recruitment strategy is to attract as many and as diverse a number of
qualified applicants as possible and do so in accordance with the The
University of Maine Equal Opportunity Policy and Affirmative Action
Plan, as well as federal and state laws.
Recruitment Strategy
Form
The Recruitment Strategy Form is the mechanism you use to advise OEO of
your job advertising plans. OEO reviews the proposed recruitment
strategy to ensure compliance with affirmative action/equal opportunity
laws and policies and suggests, as necessary, any additional resources
that could potentially increase the size and diversity of the applicant
pool.
The University of Maine policy requires national searches for faculty
and professional positions lasting more than five months, unless an
individual is named in a grant or contract (in which case, a copy of the
relevant excerpt from the proposal should be attached to the PAF).
Exceptions to this policy include appointments through the Opportunity
Hire Program and Postdoctoral Research Associates appointed for no
longer than two years. Applications for Opportunity Hire search waivers
and Postdoctoral Research Associate Appointment Forms are available upon
request from OEO. Positions lasting less than five months may be filled
without a search, using a Temporary Professional Employment Form, which
is available from Human Resources.
Advertising Resources
The University of Maine’s Affirmative Action Plan requires search
committees to specify strategies aimed at increasing the diversity of
applicant pools in areas where women and/or minorities are currently
under utilized.
OEO maintains an ever-evolving list of minority- and women-targeted
advertising resources. You may access this list on First Class by going
to the Campus Connection ->University Organizations->Equal
Opportunity->Search Materials. The Women and Minority Doctoral
Directory, (an annual listing of recent doctoral recipients who wish to
be considered for academic positions), is available for your use at OEO
(101 North Stevens). Search committees may send job announcements
directly to the organizations or candidates listed. Additionally, search
committees should investigate the existence of minority and female
caucuses within professional and discipline-specific organizations with
which they are affiliated, and forward job announcements to them
whenever possible. Note: OEO welcomes your input into the Affirmative
Action Advertising Resources list; call Bonita Grindle (1-1226) with any
new resources you find.
