Inclusive Recruitment

This toolkit was prepared by the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences’ Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) and is adapted from content from a variety of sources including the Office of Inclusive Excellence at UCI, Academic Personnel websites at U and UCCI, Diverse Hiring websites and resources at the University of California, as well as resources from peer institutions. It is intended to be a comprehensive guide for search committees in Bio Sci and includes practical strategies for diversifying the pool and ensuring equity and inclusion in the search and hiring process. Below are additional related resources that are referenced in the toolkit.

• Rubric for Evaluation of Candidate’s Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Candidate Evaluation Tool for Faculty Searches
• Micro/Macroaggressions in Faculty Interviews
• List of illegal questions during an interview
• Sample Candidate Evaluation Form

• UC Irvine Policies on the Open Search Process for a Professor 
• Office of Inclusive Excellence Faculty Recruitment Resources
• Office of Inclusive Excellence Diversity Considerations in Faculty Hiring 
• Guidelines for Enhancing Diversity at UC in the Context of Prop 209
• UC Affirmative Action Guidelines for Recruitment and Retention of Faculty
• Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Guidelines for Search Committees
• Inclusive Excellence Supplement Program

• Survey of Earned Doctorates
• AAUP Policies and Procedures/Affirmative Action
• Examples of Evaluation Rubrics for Faculty Searches
• Questions to Ask to Help Create a Diverse Applicant Pool
• How Faculty Hiring Committees Reproduce Whiteness 
• The Job Season without In-Person Interviews
• How a Search Committee can be the Arbiter of Diversity

• University of Wisconsin Guide for Faculty Searches
• University of Washington Best Practices
• Harvard University Best Practices for Conducting Faculty Searches
• Columbia University Best Practices for Faculty Search and Hiring
• University of Michigan Handbook for Faculty Searches and Hiring
• Northwestern University Faculty Resources on Unconscious Bias
• Carnegie Mellon Faculty Recruitment
• UC Berkeley Faculty Candidate Assessment Rubric
• Rutgers Diversity Statement Rubric
• Cornell Diversity Statement Rubric
• University of Washington Assessments