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Recruitment

Resources to support the recruitment of world-class scholars, including details of the work-life liaisons and dual career programs, and resources and information about faculty and senior administrator searches.

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    Guiding Principles for Faculty Searches

    Guiding principles for faculty searches ensure a fair, transparent, and rigorous hiring process that aligns with the institution's academic values and goals. They emphasize academic excellence, integrity, and collaboration to identify candidates who will contribute to both the intellectual community and broader institutional mission.

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    Work-Life Liaisons

    Supporting the faculty recruitment efforts in each college by meeting individually with candidates to discuss Virginia Tech’s dual career resources, extend-the-tenure-clock policies, modified duties policies, commitment to diversity, community resources, and to refer candidates to appropriate resources for additional information.

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    Dual Career Program

    This program assists spouses and partners of faculty members to obtain suitable employment, recognizing that meeting the needs of today’s professional couples is a key factor in recruiting and retaining new faculty members.

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    Senior Administrator Search Information

    Information on current searches, candidates, and campus and community participation in the search process for searches for senior level academic leaders.