Hiring Timeline

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    Fall 2016 (October - December)
    • Executive search firm retained
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    Winter 2017 (January - March)
    • Search committee named
    • Executive director position posted
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    Spring 2017 (April - June)
    • Review executive director applicant pool and initial recruiting
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    Summer 2017 (July - September)
    • Recruiting, sharpening of pool, and airport interviews
    • Recommend finalists for onsite interviews
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    Fall 2017 (October - December)
    • Executive director formal campus visits and selection
    • Remodel on temporary executive director space completed
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    Winter 2018 (January - March)
    • Executive director arrives, moves into temporary labs and offices
    • Postings for initial faculty hiring
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    Spring 2018 (April - June)
    • Faculty recruitment
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    Summer 2018 (July - September)
    • Two senior faculty join the Knight Campus
    • Faculty recruitment for two–four tenure-track faculty commences
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    Fall 2018 (October - December)
    • Executive search firm retained
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    Winter 2019 (January - March)
    • New tenure-track faculty named
    • Core facilities recruitment commences
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    Spring 2019 (April - June)
    • Core facilities directors named
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    Fall 2019 (October - December)
    • Tenure-track faculty recruiting, interviews, and selection continue
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    Winter 2020 (January - March)
    • Tenure-track faculty named from fall recruitment