Faculty Search Process

Welcome to the Faculty Search Process at UCLA!

The UCLA Faculty Search Process plays a critical role in our ability to successfully recruit the best talent and to realize our collective commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. To ensure that Search Committee members are adequately prepared for this important work, this webpage features links to various policies, regulations and research-based best practices to help you navigate the process.

As a starting point, we encourage you to review the most current Faculty Search Process Policy Memorandum, which provides details regarding each step in the UCLA Faculty Search Process (i.e., Search Committee Composition; Search Plan; Applicant Pool Report; Shortlist; Search Report).

You can also access the Faculty Search Briefing Certification List to confirm whether or not you are due to complete required training as a member of a faculty search committee.  If you are not currently certified, you can directly access the updated Faculty Search Briefing to complete the requirement via a 30-minute online training video.

For any questions regarding the Faculty Search Briefings and related resources, please contact us at facultysearch@equity.ucla.edu.

Overview of Faculty Search Process
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BruinLearn Online Faculty Search Briefing Training
Need to be certified to serve on a Faculty Search Committee? Take our new online Briefing!
Take Training
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Faculty Search Process Policy Memorandum
IMPORTANT: The Faculty Search Process Policy Memoradium has been REVISED! Review the August 2022 revision for important updates regarding the Faculty Search Process.
Review Memorandum
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"Searching For Excellence: Evidence-Based Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Faculty Hiring"
This Faculty Search Hiring Guide offers evidence-based "best practices" for promoting an equitable and inclusive process, including suggestions for how to address issues ranging from structural barriers and narrow conceptions of merit to in-group favoritism and related biases and heuristics.
Read Guide
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Faculty Search Certification List
Need to know whether or not a Faculty member has been certified to serve on a Faculty Search Committee? Check the latest Faculty Search Certification List to confirm!
Check Certification List

Faculty Search Process Resources