Candidate Evaluation Tool for Faculty Searches

FACULTY RECRUITMENT TOOLKIT

OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE

The sample rubric below is modified from UC Berkeley’s Sample Candidate Evaluation Tool for Faculty Searches.

You will need to customize this for each search based on the desired criteria. Consider the use of a Google Form

to expedite the review and scoring process.

• Consider using a 1- 5 rating for each category (5 = excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor), where

any score of "1" would disqualify a candidate from moving forward.

• Calibrate the scoring form by first discussing and agreeing on the selection criteria, and then having all

committee members independently score 5- 10 applications to assess reliability (see Appendix 1 for

example of a calibration exercise for DEI statements)

• Weights can be assigned to different categories as needed (e.g., if Research should be 60% of the total score,

the three research categories can receive weighting to make them proportionately 60%).

Research

Teaching

Curricular Fit

Productivity

Plans

Teaching Area

Mentoring

1-5

Example areas for assessing research quality and

potential:

• Past research accomplishments (publication

record-- emphasize quality not only number or

journal, impact/novelty of research,

presentations, grants/ fellowships etc.)

• Research plan. Potential for sustained impact

and extramural funding? Creative, doable,

exciting? Long-term and short-term vision? Also

consider info from rec letters.

• How well does the proposed research mesh with

current research in the department? Would they

find research colleagues here? Synergy can come

from techniques, systems, etc.

• Potential for interdisciplinary collaboration

• Interest and ability to develop a new research

area

Example areas for assessing teaching quality and

potential:

• Potential to or demonstrated ability to teach

undergraduate and graduate courses (specify

which areas)

• Interest in teaching and record of teaching

accomplishments

• Knowledge and experience in evidence-based

pedagogical practices such as active teaching

and culturally responsive pedagogy

• Ability or potential to attract and successfully

mentor excellent graduate students

• Publications on teaching pedagogy (LSOE

positions), and/or ideas for implementation and

other scholarly examples of knowledge transfer

related to teaching

Service

Contributions to DEI (see separate rubric)

Campus

Professional Community

Knowledge

Track Record

Plans

1-5

Example areas for assessing service:

• Potential or track record of department

engagement

• Potential to make a positive contribution to the

department climate

• Potential to be a conscientious community

member

• Potential to make positive contributions to the

professional community

Example areas for diversity, equity and inclusion:

• Knowledge of, experience with, and interest in

dimensions of diversity and familiarity with

challenges faced by underrepresented

individuals and the need to identify and

eliminate barriers to their full and equitable

participation and advancement.

• Experiences or participation in activities

designed to remove barriers and increase

participation of underrepresented students,

staff, and/or faculty.

• Specific ideas for programs, initiatives, or

activities to initiate at UCI if hired.