COFA Request to Search

 

Prior to launching a search for any career-track faculty position in the College of Fine Arts, the department chair/school director should discuss their hiring plan with the dean. Then, assemble a search committee, have them help draft the required documents below, then submit this request to search paperwork to the dean’s office for formal approval of the search before it is posted and recruitment begins.


Please provide the following information and attach the required documents below.

 

Summary of Proposed Hire

 
 
 

You may select multiple options when applicable.

 

e.g. AY 2024-25

 

e.g. "Fall 2024" or "Spring 2025"

 
 
 

e.g. from funds released by separation of Professor Doe or department instructional budget

 
 

Department Chair/School Director Justification

 

Please briefly describe what curricular contributions this new hire will make to the department/school. For example, what courses or disciplinary specialization will they teach? At the undergraduate level or at the graduate level? To how many students? For which degree programs or populations? Describe any instructional duties beyond classroom instruction (e.g. department production advising, thesis/dissertation advising).

 
 

Only required if the new hire will be expected to perform research/creative work activity.


Please describe what research or practice the new hire will advance. What is their proposed research area of expertise? How does that fit into and/or expand the department/school's existing research strengths? How does this hire fit into the strategic goals of the department/school?

 
 

Optional. Provide any other justification for this hire.

 
 
 

Required Document Upload

 

Please provide the names of the members of the proposed search committee. Be sure to designate who will serve as chair of the search committee.

 
 

Optional. Provide any other comments the dean's office would need to review this request to search.

 
 

Upload 1) draft job posting as a word document, 2) evaluation criteria or rubric that the search committee will use to evaluate applicants, 3) your advertising/recruiting plan stating how and where you plan to advertise the position.

Drop your files here