Faculty Hiring Screening and Selection Committee (Pool of Faculty) 2025-26

 

Thank you for your interest in being added to the pool of faculty from which individuals will be selected to serve on this year’s hiring round for full-time faculty. Please note that you may be required to serve during intersessions, show some flexibility in meeting times, and be able to commit the time needed for a detailed and diligent review of applicant material.


Mt. SAC is committed to being inclusive of equity and ethnic diversity when hiring qualified faculty and has implemented a comprehensive Equal Employment Opportunity Plan to put those principles into practice.



Per AP 7120 – Recruitment and Hiring: Faculty (revised 12/18/2024) screening and selection committees shall have the following makeup:


  • Manager of position to be filled, or management designee
  • Department chair or designee, who shall be selected by department vote
  • Three to four faculty, including at least one chosen from a pool of faculty from outside the department approved by the Academic Senate President or designee and Human Resources; (The diverse pool of faculty will be established annually by the Academic Senate President or designee. The faculty member selected from the pool will serve to contribute a broad pedagogy and campus perspective)
  • One non-voting EEO Representative appointed by Human Resources. EEO Representatives shall not be under the supervision of the immediate area administrator or Committee chair (the College President/CEO is an exception); and
  • Optional: Voting members of the Screening Committee may recommend up to two additional non-voting members who may be managers, industry representatives, faculty, classified staff, and/or students to provide content expertise to the Academic Senate President or designee and Human Resources for approval.


Additionally:


  • Screening and Selection Committees shall include a diverse membership, within the limits allowed by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, to ensure a variety of perspectives to assess applicants’ qualifications.
  • All Screening and Selection Committee team members must have current SCM/ EEO Screening and Selection Committee training.
  • Faculty appointments may include part-time or probationary faculty.



To help your Academic Senate Leadership team select highly qualified and diverse faculty to serve on hiring teams, please complete the questions below.

 
 
 
 
 
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6. What is your general availability during the academic year to serve on a hiring team?

 
 
 
 
 


Note: Trainings are offered every 2 weeks by Zoom and you can sign up on the POD website.

 
 
 
 
 

(Examples could include utilizing material from diverse authors, offering evening/weekend office hours).