Faculty Hiring

The Office of the Provost (OtP) facilitates tenure-track faculty (TTF) hiring at the University of Oregon using the processes and programs below. TTF hiring follows the University of Oregon’s Institutional Hiring Plan.

Career faculty hiring is overseen by the schools, colleges or institutes who employ them.

The Institutional Hiring Plan (IHP) guides tenure-track faculty hiring at the University of Oregon. The IHP timeline process begins in the fall with a call for proposals, and includes several stages of input and review before the provost announces the final IHP in the spring.
Now updated with best practices information for running TTF searches for the 2023-24 search year. 
Now updated with TTF hiring processes for the 2023-24 search year. Includes information on Term Sheets, contingent offer packages, adn more.
OtP offers academic units and offices with resources to support dual career partners.  The dual career liaison works individually with the partners of TTF and senior officers of administration on their on- and off-campus job searches and career transitions.
The Target of Opportunity program has been developed to allow the university to expedite the hiring process of exceptional faculty members with established records of excellence.