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Faculty Searches

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility is committed to inclusive excellence in the hiring process. EOA ensures faculty searches are adherent to university policy and best practices.

Faculty Search Process Workflow

1. Department head or dean charges the search committee. The search chair completes EOA/FA Faculty Search Chair Orientation.
 The search committee develops job posting in collaboration with the department head, dean and/or faculty.
2. The search chair, in collaboration with the search committee members, completes the Request to Post Position Form and sends the form to the administrative staff responsible for creating the Interfolio position. The Request to Post Position Form must be uploaded to Interfolio at the time the position is created. It will then route for approval by the department head, dean, faculty affairs, and EOA via Interfolio.
3. Prior to conducting initial screening interviews, the search chair must complete the Pool Approval form and route it to the department head and dean for approval outside of Interfolio. Once the pool has been approved, the Pool Approval form must be added to the Interfolio record by the search chair or administrative staff.
4. Prior to scheduling campus interviews, the committee chair must complete the Request to Schedule Campus Interviews form and route it to the department head, dean, faculty affairs, and EOA for approval outside of Interfolio. Once the Request to Schedule Campus Interviews form has been approved, the search chair or administrative staff must add it to the Interfolio record.
5. Prior to requesting a faculty appointment from Faculty Affairs, the chair or the administrative staff must verify that all records related to the search have been added to the Interfolio record and then complete the “Position Close” action. Once the position is closed in Interfolio, the administrative staff will submit a Recommendation for Faculty Appointment (RFA) form to Faculty Affairs.

If the committee wishes to amend the principal or alternate pools after the Request to Schedule Campus Interviews form has been submitted and approved by EOA, the committee chair must complete the Request to Amend Principal and/or Alternate Pools* form and route it to EOA for approval before scheduling campus interviews.

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All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university.
Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to eoa@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation and Resolution, 216 Business Incubator Building – 2450 E J. Chapman Drive, by email to investigations@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-0717.