Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Recruitment

Our students’ success is largely dependent on the recruitment and retention of faculty who demonstrate excellent accomplishments or contributions in scholarship, research and teaching. UTEP is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive campus community, attracting scholars with a variety of backgrounds and strengths. The resources below will help to facilitate the processes behind our success as an institution nationally recognized for enhancing the excellence of our academic and research programs, while successfully offering access and affordability.

Authorization to Recruit

New or anticipated faculty searches are initiated at the department level with the guidance of the respective college and the Provost to strategically realize institutional goals.

For tenure-track or tenured faculty, department chairs or program directors should complete a Department Tenure-Track Authorization to Recruit form each faculty search being requested, then submit the form to the respective academic dean by Friday, May 5, 2023.
After reviewing all requests, deans should determine the final searches and compile one College Prioritization Spreadsheet, along with Request for Faculty Search Forms for each search being requested, for the Provost to review by Friday, May 26, 2023.

Upon approval to recruit, the UTEP Equal Opportunity Office (EOO) provides administrators and search committees support with guidelines for a successful search process. Visit EOO to review the Faculty Search Handbook and to set up a search kick-off meeting.

Authorization to Hire

The guidelines below are intended to help deans prepare recommendation packets to move forward with hiring tenure, tenure-track, clinical or research faculty. To expedite the review process, recommendation packets should be sent via email to Tami Keating (tlkeating@utep.edu), Director of Academic Affairs Personnel Services.

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Hiring Guidelines

Faculty Hiring Toolkit

The following resources will help you prepare offer letters and startup proposals for new faculty hires. For guidance or questions, please contact Tami Keating, Director of Academic Affairs Personnel Services.

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Hiring Resources