Recruiting Senior Administrative Leaders

Feinberg's internal and external search processes are intended to enhance the gender and racial/ethnic diversity of senior leadership positions. The search processes outlined on this page apply to the following positions:

Department chairs, vice chairs, and associate chairs
Division chiefs
Institute/center directors
Decanal positions

Note: Individuals serving in any of these roles on an interim basis do not need to be identified through a formal search process, but if the interim holder is selected as the permanent holder of the position, that should occur through a formal search process as outlined on this page.

Types of Searches

Senior administrative leaders may be recruited through external or internal searches, or a combination of the two.

If you intend to recruit a senior administrative leader from the existing faculty, please conduct and document your internal search process using the Summary of Internal Recruitment Strategy and Results form.

Create a search committee of at least three faculty members
Identify internal applicants
Interview all or a subset of internal applicants
Select finalist
Complete the Summary of Internal Recruitment Strategy and Results form and submit via this online form for review by the Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs prior to making a position offer

To recruit external candidates into Feinberg leadership positions, follow the current process to obtain position approval and conduct a faculty search. This entails obtaining pre-search approval through the business plan database, convening a search committee, obtaining applications from candidates through the Faculty Recruiting System, interviewing a subset of top candidates, selecting a finalist, and then proposing an offer through the business plan database.

To access specific guidance, forms, and checklists, go to the Recruit & Appoint section of the page that corresponds to the career track you are recruiting:

When recruiting a senior administrative leader, you can open the search to both external and internal applicants.

Follow the procedure for an external search, with both external and internal applicants applying through the Faculty Recruiting System
If the finalist is external, complete the offer process as you would for an external candidate
If the finalist is internal, complete the Summary of Internal Recruitment Strategy and Results form and submit via this online form for review by the Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs prior to making a position offer