CUL search committees should review the following information:
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
- Skills for Success Interview Questions (recommended)
- Leadership Skills for Success Interview Questions (recommended)
- Interview Tips
- Lawful and Unlawful Employment Inquiries
CHECKING REFERENCES
- Sample reference checking questions - 1
- Sample reference checking questions - 2
- Employment verification (Background check if applicable)
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
Status = Accepting applications → Reviewing applications → Interviewing → Offer Accepted (start date: <<DATE>>)
| Department | Position Title / Band | Search Chair | Requisition | Posting Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Library | Evening Access Services Supervisor/Public Services Assistant IV, band D (two-year term) | Ariel Scotese | WDR-00016249 | 08/27/2018 | Accepting applications |
| Assessment and Communications | Communications Assistant/Communications Assistant IV, band D (part-time) | Zsuzsa Koltay | WDR-00016083 | 08/10/2018 | Reviewing applications |
| CUL-IT | Ruby Developer/Applications Programmer III, band F (two-year term) | Simeon Warner | WDR-00015956 | 08/02/2018 | Accepting applications |
| RMC | Senior Manuscript Processor/Collections Asst IV, band D (two-year term) | Phoebe Kowalewski | WDR-00015758 | 07/26/2018 | Reviewing applications |
| Mann Library | Information and Public Services Assistant/Public Services Assistant IV, band D (part-time, one-year term) | Tom Ottaviano | WDR-00015747 | 7/19/2018 | Accepting applications |
| RMC | Assistant Director for Technical Services, Rare & Manuscript Collections-Library - Academic | Anne Sauer | WDR-00015658 | 7/13/2018 | Accepting applications |
| HLM - Kheel Center | Director of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives - Academic | Curtis Lyons | WDR-00013999 | 7/2/2018 | Interviewing. First search closed without hire. REPOSTED. |
| HLM - Management LIbrary | Reference Assistant/Public Services Assistant IV, band D (part-time, one-year term) | Susan Kendrick | WDR-00015470 | 6/27/2018 | Interviewing |
| Law Library | Edward Cornell Law Librarian - Academic | Jens Ohlin | WDR-00015076 | 6/2/2018 | Interviewing |
| OKU Libraries | Admin. Supervisor for OKU Collection Maintenance/Library Administrator II, band E, Exempt | Bonna Boettcher | WDR-00014985 | 5/25/2018 | Interviewing |
| CUL-IT | DevOps Engineer/Systems Engineer IV, band G, Exempt | Chris Manly | WDR-00014620 | 5/4/2018 | Reviewing applications |
| RMC | Exhibitions Assistant/Collections Assistant III, band C (part-time, one-year term) | Julia Gardner | WDR-00015436 | 6/28/2018 | Offer Accepted (start date: 09/06/2018) |
| Mann Library | Systematic Review Librarian - Academic (part-time, two-year term) | Kate Ghezzi-Kopel | WDR-00014979 | 5/25/2018 | Offer Accepted. (start date 9/7/2018) |