Walden University Faculty Administrator Job Specification Paper

Hiring encompasses processes vital to an institution’s growth: creating a productive and diverse work environment, ensuring compliance with employment regulations, honing one’s ability to assess an applicant’s potential, and developing marketing savvy. This Assignment is designed for you to practice hiring skills you could use in any institution.

Imagine that after your task force recommendations in last week’s assignment you identify the need to fill one new position in your redesigned organization. You can be creative in determining what kind of position you will need to fill. Apply appropriate recruiting strategies, taking into consideration the labor market, advertising streams, and needs of the institution.

By Day 7

• Develop job specifications for a position in your newly reorganized department, using this week’s readings and video to guide you.
• List recruiting and selection strategies that align with your job specifications.

(Assignment length 2–3 pages)

Required Readings

Rosse, J. G., & Levin, R. A. (2003). Academic administrator’s guide to hiring. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

• Chapters 1–4

Samble, J. N. (2008). Female faculty: Challenges and choices in the United States and beyond. New Directions for Higher Education, (143), 55–62.

Snyder, B. (2011, February 28). Faculty hiring: Guidelines for promoting diversity [Blog post].

Note: Retrieved from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/academic-lead…

Thompson, C. Q. (2008). Recruitment, retention, and mentoring faculty of color: The chronicle continues. New Directions for Higher Education, (143), 47–54.

University of Washington. (2007, July). Faculty hiring: Diversity and excellence go hand-in-hand. LEAD national leadership workshop for SEM department chairs. Workshop conducted at University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Note: Retrieved from https://advance.washington.edu/additionalresources…

Required Media

The Higher Education Hiring Process
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.

Lauren Turner addresses how hiring decisions are made, how ideal candidate qualifications are determined, where to advertise job openings, and how succession planning affects hiring. Transcript