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Resources for Faculty & Staff

Faculty Recruitment & Appointment

The following are resources for departments & programs to use when recruiting new faculty members. Please contact Jinger Hickman, Director of Faculty Personnel Services, with any faculty recruitment & appointment questions you may have.

Recruitment Resources, Overviews

University Human Resources: Faculty Search Guide
Faculty Recruitment Responsibilities Overview (in and out of WorkDay) [pdf] Updated August 2026 
link to Arts & Sciences working box folder which includes powerpoints, recorded trainings, and other resources for admin management of the Fall 2026 recruitment cycle. 
link to scribe step by step instructions for unit admin management of applicants in Workday. 
link to Arts & Sciences working box folder which includes powerpoints, recorded trainings, and other resources for hiring manager & search committee management of the Fall 2026 recruitment cycle. 
link to scribe step by step instructions for hiring manager & search committee access to applicants in Workday. 

Tenured & Tenure Eligible Appointments

Teaching Faculty (TF) & Â鶹Æƽâ°æing Teaching Faculty (VTF) Appointments

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Appointments

Affiliate Appointments

Faculty Affiliate Request Form Procedures [pdf]
[DocuSign]: used to initiate external faculty affiliate appointments for non-employees who hold credentials equivalent to W&M Faculty. Also used for internal faculty afffiliate Instructor of Record requests for current employees to teach A&S specific courses.

Appointment Forms and Procedures

Faculty Appointment Form Procedures [pdf]: refer to this guide for information regarding form routing.
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