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Summary: Office of Academic Diversity and Equal Opportunity, UCSD Rev. 07/09/10
SEARCH CHAIR EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROCESS STATEMENT
[For Ladder-rank Faculty Recruitments General Campus and SIO]
DEPARTMENT:
Position level and discipline of recruitment:
OADEO recruitment tracking #:
RATIONALE FOR STATEMENT:
The process used to evaluate candidates is vitally important in hiring the best candidate for a position. A search committee will be most
effective is all the members agree in advance on the evaluation criteria to be used and the need for a fair, equitable, and defensible
selection process.
GUIDELINES FOR THE SELECTION PROCESS:
· Avoid evaluation bias. Become knowledgeable about research on bias and assumptions and how they can adversely impact the
selection process; strive to minimize their influence.
· Apply agreed-upon criteria and selection process. Agree in advance on the evaluation criteria and selection process (including
how to handle disagreements during the process). Apply them consistently.
· Take sufficient time. Evaluate the entire application of each applicant who meets minimum standards.
· Get different perspectives. Have at least two search committee members review each application.
· Don't rank order immediately. Assess each candidate using agreed-upon evaluation criteria before determining overall ranking.
Ranking of applicants should be derived from evidence-based judgments rather than general impressions.
· Strive for excellence, not pedigree. Do not de-select applicants solely on the basis of an affiliated institution; do not select
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