Duke is committed to rigorous, equitable and inclusive searches to recruit and hire the most talented faculty. Offered several times throughout the fall semester, a workshop provides guidance for faculty search committee members, search committee chairs and administrators supporting the search. The workshop is organized in partnership with the Office for Institutional Equity. Sessions are led by colleagues and experts who are available to assist departments with different aspects of the search, as well as share resources, strategies and best practices for each stage of the process.

Learn more about our Equitable Hiring Practices workshop and see the schedule.

Resources

Office for Faculty Advancement

Best Practices: Equitable Hiring Practices (in Box folder, Duke login required)

• Guide for Candidate Experiences
• Guide for School and Department Leaders
• Guide for Search Committee Members

Article: How to Make the Faculty Hiring Process More Equitable and Effective

Office for Institutional Equity

Resources that OIE can provide to support your search:

• Demographic data on the pool
• Data on your department
• Affirmative Action goals
• Hiring and promotion trends by race/gender
• Problem-solving issues that arise in the search
• Gathering information on applicants

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty Affairs Policies and Guidelines

Other Resources

• The Science of Unconscious Bias and What to Do About It in the Search and Recruitment Process (Association of American Medical Colleges)
• Implicit Association Test (Project Implicit)
• Searching for Excellence and Diversity: A Guide for Search Committees (University of Wisconsin)
• Handbook for Faculty Searches and Hiring (University of Michigan)
• Summary and Highlights of the Handbook on Diversity and the Law (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
• The Revolving Door for Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Higher Education (Association of American Colleges and Universities)