Faculty/Academic Staff Hiring TIPS & Resources
Looking for additional resources to assist you as you hire faculty and academic staff? The following provide tips, tricks and resources for you as you walk through the hiring process.
- Change of Position - Contract
- Fixed-Term/Faculty/Academic Staff Appointment/Reappointment Form
- Offer Letter Attachments
- Open Rank Hiring Tip Sheet
- Required Attachments for HR/Payroll System Forms Faculty and Academic Staff
- Tenure System Early Start
- Wizard Question Tip Sheet
This resource page will provide a quick overview on process of completing the offer letter attachments, as well as tips and common errors to avoid.
Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs Resources and Policies
Link to Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs (FASA) Policies page: https://fasaffairs.msu.edu/policies
Link to Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs (FASA) Tip Sheets, Resources and Forms page: https://fasaffairs.msu.edu/policies/tip-sheets
Note: At these links you will find Tip Sheets, Resources, Forms, Unionization Resources, Executive Orders, Conflict of Commitment Resources, etc.
- Emeritum Request Process
- Hiring with Tenure - Provost Approval Process
- Sabbatical Review and Approval Process
- Spousal and Partner Hires
- Designation B Process
- Extending the Tenure Clock Request Process
- Extending the Continuing Clock Request Process
- Classifying Positions as Academic Specialists
- Navigating Retirement from a Faculty Position
- Named or Endowed Chair and Professor Titles, Adding to Faculty HR Record
- Writing a Strong Reflective Essay
- Position Differentiation- Guidelines for Assistant and Associate Dean Positions
- The Tenure Clock Timeline- A Reference Guide for Assistant Professors
- Role of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs (FASA)

