Recruiting a Broad Applicant Pool

Engage in Active Recruiting

• Make personal calls and invitations to targeted PhD students, postdocs and faculty colleagues. In some situations, such as endowed chair searches, the call may convey a desire to hire that specific individual. So be very careful to avoid conveying a sense that they’ll receive special consideration.
• Host a targeted reception or event at your discipline’s major conference or meeting.
• Consider using the unit’s lecture or seminar series as an opportunity to invite potential future applicants to campus.

Look for Rising Stars

• Seek out post-docs or soon-to-graduate doctoral candidates who are entering the field; early career faculty already establishing a publication track record; and game-changing faculty "flying under the radar" at other institutions.

Share the Job Ad Widely

• Send the job description to colleagues, peer institutions, organizational or professional society listservs, and any other relevant publications in your discipline.

Seek Nominations

• Call colleagues to ask for nominations or use your networks to recommend potential candidates. When requesting this information, make sure to ask for nominations of all qualified applicants, not limited to candidates from specific groups or populations.