Key Terms
The following are key terms and roles that are commonly used throughout Faculty Search:
Units
Different tiers within the hierarchy which determines scope - Schools, Departments, or Divisions. Each unit is made up of Administrators, Committee Managers, and Committee Members.
Positions/Searches
Academic, staff, fellowship or other postings that collect and store application materials in a single place for committee evaluation.
Landing Page/Apply Now Page
Each search has an advertisement page, with a unique URL, hosting the position description and additional instructions that serves as the online application portal for your search.
Application
The collection of materials submitted by candidates for review (documents and other files).
Committees
Groups of users that can review submitted applications. Committees include users in the Committee Manager and Evaluator role.
Dossier
Store and manage all of your job, fellowship, promotion, and review documents in one place.
User Roles within Faculty Search
Committee Managers
Committee Managers, also known as Committee Chairs, assist searches within their assigned unit(s). They can communicate with applicants, control search settings, apply statuses, add applicants and applicant documents as well as run reports.
Evaluators
Evaluators are assigned and serve asa committee members for a search. Once assigned to a committee, Evaluators can review applications including all documentation and custom form responses. When reviewing applicants, evaluators can apply tags and evaluate applicants using a five star rating system.