Recruitment and Retention Resources
We are here to help administrators and chairs facilitate the recruitment of new faculty and we provide resources for staff retention and growth.
Recruitment Resources
Search Committee
Although a formal search committee may not be assembled for all hires, departments often rely on key individuals with leadership roles to help screen and interview applicants. Whether a formal search committee is involved, or an informal team, it is essential to provide resources and training necessary for these individuals to approach screening, interviewing, and selecting candidates from an informed and thoughtful perspective.
Training
Resources
- KU Medical Center Recruitment and Hiring Guide
- Sample Interview Questions - identifies appropriate and inappropriate or illegal types of questions
- Affirmative Action FAQs
- Employment and Recruitment Documents for Managers (requires login)
- AAMC Implicit Bias in Faculty and Leadership Recruitment: A Literature Review
- AAMC 21st Century Health Care Workforce Development
- AAMC Diversity Facts and Figures Series
- AAMC GWIMS Equity Recruitment Toolkit (PDF)
- AAMC Altering the Course: Black males in Medicine
- AAMC Reshaping the Journey: American Indians and Alaska Natives in Medicine
- NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Toolkit (PDF)
Policies
- KU Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action Policy
- KU Medical Center Recruitment Policy
- KU Medical Center Help Wanted Advertising Policy
- KU School of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Policy (requires login)
Potential Resources for Posting Positions
- National Association of Medical Minority Educators
- Minority PostDoc
- Academic Diversity Search
- American Association for Affirmative Action
- Insight into Diversity
- Workplace Diversity
- Chronicle for Higher Education
- DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education
- National Medical Association
- Association of Black Cardiologists
- The Black Perspective
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
- The Black EOE Journal
- National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
- Society of Black Academic Surgeons
- National Hispanic Medical Association
- Hispanic Outlook in Higher Ed
- Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
- Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists
- Native American Jobs
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society
- National Congress of American Indians
- American Medical Women’s Association
- Women in Higher Education
- American Association of University Women
- Association for Women in Science
- Women in Endocrinology
- ELAM (Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine)
Resources/materials for candidates
- University of Kansas Office of Diversity and Equity
- KU Medical Center Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office
- School of Medicine Office of Student Engagement
- KU School of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Policy
- KU Statement on Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity events calendar
Kansas City Community
Salina Community
Wichita Community
Retention Resources
Information for departments about faculty retention and fostering an inclusive culture
- NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Toolkit - Mentoring Relationships (PDF)
- AAMC: Why Women Leave Medicine
- AAMC Understanding and Addressing Faculty Salary Equity
- AAMC Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Planning Toolkit
- AAMC Assessing Institutional Culture and Climate Webinar (video)
Training
Consider offering training sessions during departmental meetings.
- The Office of Civil Rights and Title IX offers several in-person and virtual training sessions, including:
- Preventing Harassment in the Workplace
- Understanding your Title IX Rights
- Implicit Bias Training
- Safe Zone training, offered through the KU Medical Center Office of Student Life
Resources for the KU Medical Center Community
Events
- Diversity events calendar
- Community Conversations – find handouts and information from previous presentations and sessions. Community Conversations series includes:
- Turning the page
- Culture Hour
- Sustainability
- Health and Wellness
- Crucial Conversations
Policies
- KU School of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Policy
- KU Statement on Diversity and Inclusion
- KU Medical Center Religious Accommodations Policy
- KU Medical Center Discrimination Complaint Resolution Process
- KU Medical Center Title IX Policy
- KU Medical Center Workplace and Campus Violence Policy
- KU Statement of Commitment to Safety
- KU Statement of Commitment to Integrity and Ethical Conduct
Helpful Links and Information
- LGBT resources
- Gender expression/Gender identity
- Religious Accommodations
- Paid Parental Leave Guidelines and FAQs
- Lactation Support Policy
- Women in Medicine and Science
Links to Offices, Centers and Departments
- Equal Opportunity and Academic Compliance Office
- University of Kansas Office of Diversity and Equity
- KU Medical Center Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office
- School of Medicine Office of Student Engagement
- School of Health Professions Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Student Diversity Council
- Institute for Community Engagement
- JUNTOS Center for Advancing Latino Health
- Office of International Programs