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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTS - Cataloging and Metadata Services | Assistant Director, Metadata Production | Jean Pajerek | WDR-00017423 | 12/20/2018 | Accepting applications |
| Director, Business, Engineering and Entrepreneurship | Danianne Mizzy | WDR-00017157 | 11/27//2018 | Accepting applications | |
| Director, Access Services - Academic | Jason Kovari | WDR-00017153 | 11/27/2018 | Accepting applications | |
| RMC | Research Services Librarian - Academic | Julia Gardner | WDR-00017084 | 11/13/2018 | Accepting applications |
| CUL-IT | Director of Library Systems/Info Tech Asst Dir II, band H | Dean Krafft | WDR-00017007 | 11/13/2018 | Accepting applications |
| HLM - Kheel Center | Gordon and Marjorie Osborne Textile Industry Curator - Academic | Curtis Lyons | WDR-00016893 | 10/25/2018 | Reviewing applications |
| Law Library | Faculty & Circulation Services Associate/Public Services Assistant IV, band D (two-year term; part-time) | Ariel Scotese | WDR-00016771 | 10/11/2018 | Interviewing |
| Associate University Librarian - Academic (2 positions) | Gerald Beasley | WDR-00016681 | 10/5/2018 | Accepting applications | |
| CUL-IT | Ruby Developer/Applications Programmer III, band F (two-year term) | Simeon Warner | WDR-00015956 | 08/02/2018 | Closed without hire. Re-evaluating. |
| RMC | Assistant Director for Technical Services, Rare & Manuscript Collections-Library - Academic | Anne Sauer | WDR-00015658 | 7/13/2018 | Offer Accepted (start date: 3/4/2019) |
| HLM - Kheel Center | Director of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives - Academic | Curtis Lyons | WDR-00013999 | 7/2/2018 | Offer Accepted (start date: 1/7/2019) |
| Law Library | Edward Cornell Law Librarian - Academic | Jens Ohlin | WDR-00015076 | 6/2/2018 | Interviewing |