Faculty Recruitment
The College of Charleston actively seeks to attract a diverse group of faculty who will help students excel academically and who will encourage individuals to thrive while engaging in original inquiry and creative expression in an atmosphere of intellectual freedom. Information on this page is provided for our departmental/program use in recruiting faculty.
For Internal Use (Deans, Chairs, Search Managers, Search Committees)
Prospective Faculty
Prospective faculty apply online at https://jobs.cofc.edu.
Permanent and Visiting Faculty
Log into PeopleAdmin for Internal Use (jobs.cofc.edu/hr/sso). Please use the Faculty Recruitment Procedure. All permanent and visiting faculty recruitment is initiated via the College’s PeopleAdmin™ Online Recruitment System starting with the "Posting Request." Special instructions are provided in the procedure for Math, English, and Modern Language disciplines' faculty searches that use the PeopleAdmin "Posting Request" but are permitted to collect applications in external systems. Also, special instructions are also included for requests for expedited visitor searches that are initiated after May 1. Please also review our Strategic Diversity Recruitment Information. Please contact your dean's office or facultysearch@cofc.edu directly for assistance.
Adjunct Faculty
Recruitment and appointment of adjunct faculty varies by department/program each academic year. Contact your dean's office for guidance, and contact facultysearch@cofc.edu directly if you would like information about using PeopleAdmin to advertise adjunct faculty position(s). For information about how to make appointments, payscales, the Teaching Effort Workflow system, and other important details, view the adjunct faculty teaching effort appointment page.
Affiliate Faculty
Recruitment and appointment of affiliate faculty varies by department/program each academic year. Contact your dean's office for guidance, and contact facultysearch@cofc.edu directly if you need further assistance. For information on how to request a courtesy appointment for a faculty affilite, view the affiliate faculty information page. For information about how to also submit zero-pay teaching appointments for affiliates who also provide instruction, view the adjunct faculty teaching effort appointment page.
Chair and Director
Recruitment and appointment of department chairs and academic program directors vary by school. Contact your dean's office for guidance, and contact facultysearch@cofc.edu directly if you would like information about using PeopleAdmin to advertise the position. For information about how to appoint, credential, and provide access changes for new chairs and directors, please view the chair and director information page.
FAQ
What paper forms or additional documentation are required for faculty recruitment?
- Initiating a Search: No paper posting requests are required. Please use PeopleAdmin to submit "Posting Requests" (replaces AA-1).
- Conducting interviews: Prior to arranging in-person interviews, currently you still need to submit a paper Request for On Campus Interview (AA-2) for searches run via PeopleAdmin, MathJobs, or Interfolio. (Coming soon: AA-2 will be integrated into PeopleAdmin.)
- Requesting to hire: No paper hiring requests are required. To request to appoint your selected finalist, you must complete the online Hiring Proposal for any search conducted in PeopleAdmin. For MathJobs or Interfolio only, please submit a paper Request to Appoint (AA-3) instead since you do not have applications in PeopleAdmin.
- Offer to reimburse moving expenses: With any request to appoint, you must submit an Approval of New Employee Relocation/Moving Expense. This is required for all faculty positions offering reimbursements.
- Conducting an expedited visiting faculty search/hire: If approved, submit a Faculty Recruitment Request & Plan (AA-1) (or download the Word version .DOCX). This is only used for approved expedited visitor hires that cannot be done in PeopleAdmin.
- Conducting a search outside of PeopleAdmin and collecting applicant data: Check with EEO about using the Confidential Applicant Data (EEO) - only used by Math/MLA IF applicant data is not already being collected by Mathjobs.org or Interfolio.
- If a supplemental letter is issued: View the Policy on Supplemental Letters for Newly Appointed Faculty.
- If the prospective hire will request sponsorship: View the Procedure on Sponsorship of Faculty Member for Permanent Residency.
- If the new faculty member will have released salary: View the Policy on Released Salaries from External Grants and Contracts.
What policies and procedures are relevant to faculty recruitment?
- Faculty Recruitment Procedure
- Strategic Diversity Recruitment Information
- Procedure on Sponsorship of Faculty Member for Permanent Residency
- Policy on Supplemental Letters for Newly Appointed Faculty
- Policy on Courtesy Appointments
- Policy on Academic Curricular Program Directors
- Policy on Released Salaries from External Grants and Contracts
- How to contact applicants via an Email Merge using Outlook and PeopleAdmin
Additional Questions?
Contact your dean's office for guidance on faculty recruitment planning.
Contact facultysearch@cofc.edu for help navigating PeopleAdmin for faculty postings.
Contact jobs@cofc.edu for help navigating PeopleAdmin for staff postings or EPMS.
Contact jobs@cofc.edu for help adding a new member to a search committee for the first time or updating roles in PeopleAdmin.
Contact your dean's office or cavenyd@cofc.edu to consult with Associate Provost Caveny about policies.