Hiring New Faculty
Once the faculty recruitment process has been completed (after the hiring proposal has been approved), the HR professional/associate is responsible for making sure the faculty member is hired in accordance with the terms of the hiring proposal and any other accompanying documentation. This includes preparing draft faculty contracts and PAFs for review by the Office of the Provost or the Office of the VP for Health Sciences, as applicable, and following Human Resources' employee hiring process. Academic Administrators are hired through the faculty search process. Below are more detailed instructions for processing new faculty hires, including key references, forms, sample contracts/PAFS and a sample welcome letter/email.
Teaching and Research Faculty
- Guide for Processing New Faculty Hires (Google Doc)
- Promotion and Tenure Review Dates Chart - Use for determining P&T dates for tenure-eligible faculty appointments upon hire or entry into tenure-eligible appointment) [DOC]
- Sample Welcome Letter for New Faculty (Google Docs)
- Deferred Pay for Academic Year Salaried Faculty and Staff (Google Doc)
- Terms and Conditions of Employment for Faculty (Google Doc)
- Terms and Conditions of Employment for Academic Administrators (Google Doc)
Adjunct Faculty
- Adjunct Contract Calculator
- Adjunct Faculty Terms and Conditions of Employment
- Adjunct Position Recruiting and Hiring Guide
- Adjunct Faculty Tuition Benefit Form: form is located under "Templates" in DocuSign. Visit https://app.docusign.com and login with your VCU email address and password.
- Sample Welcome Email for New Adjuncts
Additional Information