Texas Tech University

Academic Leadership & Faculty Hiring

 


Academic Leadership & Faculty Hiring provides resources for deans, associate and assistant deans, department chairs, school directors, area coordinators and others responsible for leading academic units and supporting faculty. This page brings together faculty hiring guidance, leadership communications and frequently used academic administration tools.

Faculty Hiring & Searches

Faculty recruitment and hiring involve multiple university processes, from preparing and approving positions through search committee work, candidate review, hiring and credentialing.

Faculty Searches

The Faculty Searches page provides detailed guidance for search committees and academic units, including recruitment procedures, required documentation, search resources and information for completing the faculty hiring process.

Faculty Search Resources

Faculty Hiring & Credentialing

Academic leaders preparing positions that begin in FY 27/28 can access current hiring and credentialing documents through the CDAC SharePoint workspace.

Faculty Hiring & Credentialing for FY 28 Positions

Academic Leadership Communities

Microsoft Teams provides dedicated spaces for academic leaders to receive updates, share resources and access materials relevant to their roles. Use the appropriate leadership space below based on your position.

College and School Deans

Deans can access university communications, shared documents and leadership resources through the College and School Deans Microsoft Team.

College and School Deans Team

Associate and Assistant Deans

A dedicated Microsoft Teams space provides information and resources for associate and assistant deans.

Associate and Assistant Deans Team

Department Chairs, School Directors & Area Coordinators

Chairs, directors and area coordinators can access leadership communications, guidance and shared resources through the CDAC Microsoft Team.

Department Chairs, School Directors & Area Coordinators Team

Additional materials maintained within the CDAC workspace include:

Academic Operations

The following resources are frequently used by academic leaders in managing academic units, faculty processes, curricula and course scheduling.

Student Support & Assessment

Academic leaders also play an important role in student support, academic integrity and institutional assessment. These resources provide direct access to commonly used university services and reporting tools.

Additional Leadership Resources

Additional university resources that may be useful to academic leaders include:

 

Faculty Success