CUL search committees should review the following information:
PROCESS SUMMARY: CUL Recruitment Info for Hiring Managers, Search Committees and Chairs
- Lynda.com training video on Unconscious Bias, approximately 24 minutes. Sign in with Cornell netid and password.
- Checklist for supervisors and search committee chairs.
BEFORE POSTING
- CUL Policy on Filling Vacancies (policy 6.6.1)
- CUL Position Justification Form
- CUL Procedure 13 - academic appointment of Librarians
- CUL Procedure 39 - search procedures for academic appointments
- CUL Search Committee Training - All search committee members should view the Unconscious Bias video on Lynda.com early in the search process - preferably before reviewing applications. It is approximately 24 minutes long. Log in with your Cornell netid and password.
- Identify search committee members
- Search committee meets with Library HR recruiter to review SPD and position announcement, as well as reviewing information about how to conduct a search.
SCREENING/INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES
- Generic Candidate Evaluation Tool - modify with required and preferred qualifications to fit each search
- Diversity, equity and inclusion interview questions
- Sample rubric for evaluating diversity, equity and inclusion
- Skills for Success Interview Questions
- Leadership Skills for Success Interview Questions
- Interview Tips
- Lawful and Unlawful Employment Inquiries
CHECKING REFERENCES (for academic searches)
- Sample reference checking questions - 1
- Sample reference checking questions - 2
- Employment verification/Background check) - mandatory process and offer is contingent on successful completion
MAKING THE OFFER
- Selection and Non-Selection Report - This completed form must be provided to Library HR PRIOR to a verbal offer being made.
ACTIVE CUL SEARCHES - We are experiencing a pause in many recruitment activities due to COVID-19, and we anticipate searches may take longer to conclude.
Status = Accepting applications → Reviewing applications → Interviewing → Offer Accepted (start date: <<DATE>>)
| Department | Position Title / Band | Search Chair | Requisition | Posting Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mann Library | Gallery and Outreach Spaces Coordinator / Public Services Assistant IV, Band D | Eveline Ferretti | WDR-00026351 | 6/11/2021 | Interviewing |
| CU Press | Publicist for CU Press / Publications Asst III, Band C | Martyn Beeny | WDR-00025937 | 05/18/2021 | Reviewing applications |
| Olin/Uris Research & Learning Services | Emerging Data Practices Librarian - Academic | Eliza Bettinger | WDR-00025042 | 2/24/2021 | Interviewing |
| Digitization & Conservation Services | Conservator for Rare and Distinctive Collections - Academic | Tre Berney | WDR-00024684 | 1/19/2021 | Offer accepted-start date 8/2/2021 |
| BEE, Management | Business Librarian - Academic | Susan Kendrick | WDR-00024648 | 1/11/2021 | Offer accepted-start date 6/14/2021 |