Bridgewater State College's Faculty Hiring Manual outlines the steps a faculty search committee must take in order to hire a new department member. A partial list of hiring committee activities is described in the table below. (The time required to get approval from the college Dean is built into the time estimate for each step.)
Activity | Activity Description | Immediate Predecessor | Activity Time (days) |
A | Review Applications | - | 8 |
B | Select Candidates for Phone Interview | A | 4 |
C | Choose Rationales for (Non-)Inclusion | A | 6 |
D | Select Phone Interview Questions | - | 3 |
E | Schedule and Conduct Phone Interviews | B, C, D | 12 |
F | Call References | E | 3 |
G | Choose Rationales for (Non-)Inclusion | E | 4 |
H | Schedule and Conduct On-Campus Interviews | F, G | 20 |
I | Submit Recommendations to Dean | H | 5 |
J | Hire Candidate | I | 12 |