Academic Recruitment Process
OARS is dedicated to guiding departments through the academic recruitment process for all academic titles. Open searches are conducted for new appointments, which are defined as the employment of an individual whose immediately prior status was not in the employ of the University of California, San Diego, regardless of percentage of appointment.
Most recruitments will follow the steps below however, in the event that a Non-Senate (Unit 18) Faculty title is needed by the department, please follow the abbreviated process outlined here.
Develop Recruitment Plan and Outreach Efforts
Recruiting International Candidates
Submit Recruitment Search Plan
Carry out Recruitment Plan and Outreach Efforts
Accept applications in APOL RECRUIT
Evaluate Applications, Interview and Select Candidates
Submit Recruitment Shortlist Report
Submit Recruitment Search Report
Conclude Search
Concluding a Search in APOL RECRUIT
Additional Resources regarding Academic Recruitment
Accessing Recruit
To process Recruitments on Recruit, department analysts must first request access to the system and complete the system training on the UC Learning Center. All links below are SSO Protected.
Waivers
A Waiver of Open Search for Academic Recruitment should only be used in case of Dual Career Issues, Emergency Hires due to illness or unforseen circumstances, or Retention Efforts for Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty.
Utilize our APOL-Recruit Training Page. For further help please email oars@ucsd.edu with "Recruitment Help" in the subject line.