Hiring New Faculty
Once the faculty recruitment process has been completed (e.g. Search Process Checklist has been signed by EEO/AA services and Provost), the PA is responsible for making sure the faculty member is hired in accordance with the terms of the Search Process Checklist and any other accompanying documentation. This includes preparing draft faculty contracts for review by the Provost’s office, preparing Personnel Action Forms (PAF) for approval by the Provost’s office and data entry by HR into the Banner system, entering the faculty member into “Express Hire” in Banner, initiating a criminal background check, providing new hire forms to faculty member, collecting transcripts from faculty members, etc.). Below are instructions for PAs for processing new faculty hires including key references, forms and sample contracts/PAFS, sample “New Hire Letter”, etc.:
Key references for processing new faculty hires:
- Instructions for Processing New Faculty Hires
Download - Promotion &Tenure Review Dates Chart - (Use for determining P&T date for tenure-eligible faculty appointments upon hire or entry into tenure-eligible appointment)
Download - PAF Reference Guide
http://www.hr.vcu.edu/forms/PAF_Reference_Guide.pdf - PAF form
http://www.hr.vcu.edu/forms/PAF.xls - Labor Accounts (for PAF)
Download - Personnel Administrator/Hiring Manager Quick Reference for New Hires and Rehires
http://www.hr.vcu.edu/jobs/QuickReferenceNewHire.pdf - Express Hire and HireRight User Guide
http://www.hr.vcu.edu/forms/Banner_ExpressHire&HireRightGuide.pdf - Sample Welcome Letter for New Faculty
Download - Contract Templates - (Use for New Faculty Hires and Contract Renewals)
Download - Terms and Conditions of Employment
Download - Sample PAFs- New Hire samples
Download - Agreement for Reimbursement of Moving and Relocation Expenses
http://www.vcu.edu/procurement/20345B.pdf - SACS Guidelines on Transcripts
http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/081705/faculty%20credentials.pdf
