A strategy meeting is held prior to initiating the search, attended by the administrative search team: Division Chief, Search Committee Chair, Leading to Effectively Navigate Searches (LENS) Advocate (Outreach Representative), Faculty Affairs Recruitment Specialist, and Division Administrator.
Roles and responsibilitiesof all stakeholders of the search are clearly communicated at the outset of the search, and a search manual is distributed for reference.
Potential conflicts of interest are addressed to ensure fair search (eg: Division Chiefs are not part of search committee)
Search committee members are required to complete online training to support thoughtful, consistent, and unbiased evaluation practices.
The search ad is discussed and finalized to reflect programmatic need, required experience & qualifications, ensuring it is broad, and welcoming
Screening criteria are developed in advance, to ensure consistency and clarity in the review and evaluation of the candidate process. Each candidate is evaluated based on the same criteria
Standardized interview questions are developed and asked during interviews
The LENS Advocate is a full voting member of the search committee.
A survey of search committee members is conducted, and following each completed search, to gather feedback and support continuous improvement.
