Affirmative Action
7.4 Letter of Offer - Affirmative Action Searches
A common practice during the hiring of a new faculty member is to negotiate a start-up package. This package may include initial laboratory space and equipment, monetary research support, technician support and/or graduate student support. The purpose of the start-up package is to assist a new faculty member with the generation of her or his own funding for these items. Candidates may be unaware of the need to negotiate a start-up package and should be informed of the possibility in order to provide equitable treatment among faculty. Without a start-up package, a new faculty member maybe at a disadvantage.
Before sending a letter of offer to the woman or minority candidate a unit wishes to hire, the unit administrator or search committee should consider whether the salary level and academic rank are the same as they would be for a Caucasian man with similar experience and qualifications.
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