Faculty Hiring

Creating and Hiring Positions

Starting a search

  1. Department will gain approvals for a new faculty search through the dean's office and Office of Faculty Affairs as appropriate.
  2. Department or HR Service Center (hrsc@colorado.edu)  or updates a vacant position in HCM.
  3. For faculty secondary/administrative appointments, a three-business day posting is required on the Additional details related to this process can be found in the campus guidelines for posting faculty secondary/administrative appointments.
  4. If this is a targeted hire, refer to our Search Waiver website for more details on how to complete the search waiver process before submitting the request to post the position on the job site.
  5. Department creates a posting request in the  when they are ready to post the position on the job site.  You no longer need to submit a separate search plan checklist to the HR Affirmative Action Officer. Instead, this information will be submitted as part of your posting request. Your assigned Recruiting Coordinator may reach out if additional information is required. 
  6. Talent Acquisition reviews and creates the posting, and works with the department to post to various external posting locations.

Conducting the search

  1. If this is an open search, department conducts normal recruitment process.
    • Training will be available on the use of tools to support the search process, and for best practices in the area of diversity and inclusion. 
    • Contact your Recruitment Coordinator if you would like to use HireVue video interviewing or SkillSurvey reference checking.
    • Strategize with your Recruitment Coordinator regarding how to disposition and communicate with applicants.
  2. Department will work with Recruitment Coordinator on collecting confidential letters of recommendation and any needs related to reviewing application materials.

Completing the search

  1. Department will gain approvals and finalize offers through the dean's office and the Office of Faculty Affairs as appropriate.
  2. Once the offer is accepted, department will notify the Recruitment Coordinator by advancing the candidate to the "Offer Accepted" step in the Search Committee Portal or by email. 
  3. The Recruitment Coordinator will request personal information from the candidate and order a background check. If the candidate is being hired with tenure, the faculty reference check pilot program will be initiated at the same time.
  4. The Recruitment Coordinator will request from the Search Chair or liaison information to ensure that all applicants are properly dispositioned and communicated with appropriately.
  5. Once personal information has been collected and the background check is cleared for the candidate, the Recruitment Coordinator will push the information to HCM and send confirmation to the hiring department that the candidate is clear for hire.
  6. If applicable, the department will send to the HR Service Center (HRSC@colorado.edu) a copy of the offer letter.
  7. The HR Service Center (HRSC@colorado.edu) will complete the HCM transaction for supported departments, and non-supported departments will create the HCM transaction for final approval by the appropriate office.
  8. The Recruitment Coordinator will disposition remaining candidates in the pool and close the requisition.

Diversity Search & Hiring

The Diversity Search & Hiring Online Course, manual and guidebooks provide an overview of the faculty search and hiring process and best practices used to conduct an inclusive and compliant faculty search. This information is intended for anyone serving on a faculty search committee. 

   Visit the Diversity Search & Hiring page to learn more. â€‹

HR Service Center

  • If you receive transaction support through the HR Service Center, information about the hiring process can be found through the I am hiring faculty section of the HRSC webpage.

Forms & Resources

Tools & Forms

  Affirmative Action

   Background Check

  CU Â鶹ӰԺ Job Posting Requirements

  Employment Eligibility (I-9) 

  Onboarding

  

   Interview Training *new*

Who to Contact

HireVue provides on-demand digital interviews that can be recorded by candidates and viewed by managers any time from any device.

  • Flexibility to take and review interviews at any time makes this tool ideal for evaluating 6 or more candidates and allows for a more inclusive search experience by increasing the number of candidates in the initial interview step.
  • Recorded video interviews allow you to analyze and gain insight into candidates’ skills and experience, and capture feedback and analysis in a standardized process.
  • With HireVue, you can screen more people in less time, gain important information, and make more informed hiring decisions.

Talk with your recruiter if you are interested in using HireView. 

Who to Contact

Reference checks should be completed on your final applicant before making an offer. Reference checks give the hiring manager great insight into an applicant’s past job performance, which is a likely indicator of future job performance. Skill Survey is our campus tool to complete reference checks.

  • Skill Survey is a web-based system that automates the process of receiving feedback from references.
  • The information collected provides insight into a candidate’s future job performance by offering insight about their past performance from managers and peers. 
  • SkillSurvey is comprised of job-specific surveys on critical behaviors and skills that correlate with success in a given type of job.
  • The reference check process is approved by candidates when they sign a consent form that releases their references from legal liability. 
  • Through the system, candidates then invite their references to complete the online questionnaire.  The release and the system provide a confidential forum for references to offer the candid feedback essential to making an informed hiring decision.

Talk with your recruiter if you are interested in using SkillSurvey.

ATS Learning Library (Avature)

  


  Staff Position Review and Hiring Process Workflows

  

  

  Portal Training Videos: Staff

Position Management Portal

 

Request a New Position or Update

 

Request an Addendum Letter

 

Hiring Portal

 

Hiring Portal Overview and Candidate Review

 

  Faculty/Research Faculty Hiring Workflow

  

  Search Committee Portal Training Videos: Faculty/Research Faculty Searches

 

Portal Walkthrough: Committee Members
 
Manage Jobs: Search Chairs and Liaisons

 

 

CU Â鶹ӰԺ Jobs ATS (Avature)

The CU Â鶹ӰԺ Jobs applicant tracking system is a comprehensive hiring solution that CU Â鶹ӰԺ implemented in 2018 to hire positions at all levels of the university. The CU Â鶹ӰԺ Jobs project has been a collaboration with the Department of Human Resources, Office of Information Technology, Strategic Relations and Communications and University Information Systems.

CU Â鶹ӰԺ Jobs Portals (Avature)

  •  - Staff Position Descriptions

  •  - Staff Searches

  •  - Faculty and Research Faculty Searches