Candidate Selection

Voting faculty and search committees should attend training prior to participating in a candidate selection process. Staff and students who participate in the recruitment process may also need to attend training.
Both the faculty handbook and each unit's bylaws should be referenced to confirm which faculty are eligible to vote on a given candidate.
The Faculty Procedures Manual offers additional guidelines and templates for conducting a single-unit search or joint-unit search.
To ensure that new faculty hires align with Duke’s standards we are implementing a robust reference check process that will strengthen Duke’s ability to make informed hiring decisions and reinforce its commitment to maintaining a respectful and inclusive academic community.
Upon the completion of search, a summary of the dispositioned candidates, as tracked in AJO, will be reported to the Office of Institutional Equity. Searches conducted outside of AJO should manually fill out this EEO report. Search committee reports or alternative documentation of the process should be submitted to the school administration per the school’s policies.