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. Login 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 - required for some positions, but not all)
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
Department | Position Title | Search Chair | Requisition | Posting Date | Status |
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Mann Library | Information and Public Services Assistant | Tom Ottaviano | WDR-00015747 | 7/19/2018 | Accepting applications |
RMC | Assistant Director for Technical Services, Rare & Manuscript Collections-Library | Anne Sauer | WDR-00015658 | 7/13/2018 | Accepting applications |
HLM-Kheel Center | Director of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | Curtis Lyons | WDR-00013999 | 7/2/2018 | Accepting applications |
Mann Library | Systematic Review Librarian | Kate Ghezzi-Kopel | WDR-00014979 | 5/25/2018 | Reviewing applications |