Faculty & Academic Staff Hiring
Please find CANR's Academic Position Request form by using the link below. Please note that a VPN is required for accessing the form off campus.
http://canrbfo.msu.edu/forms.html
General Posting Guidelines
All employment openings at Michigan State University must be posted for a minimum of two weeks.
Exceptions to the posting process at MSU are permissible in the following circumstances (and must include written justification):
- Positions for executive and senior management (applies to University level only)
- Positions filled internally
- Positions filled internally at MSU including:
- retirees (rehired within two years of retirement)
- appointment category shifts such as fixed-term to continuing system or fixed-term to tenure system
- Positions filled internally at MSU including:
- Positions lasting three days or less.
- Recruitment/retention contingent hire (spousal/partner or faculty/academic staff hired as part of the team of a recruited individual)
- Emergency hire (for example, if a faculty member needs a medical leave which results in a teaching gap that needs to be filled immediately)
Faculty and Academic Staff Additional Resources:
- Academic Hiring Processes FAQ
- Inclusion Statement Memo
- Handbook for Faculty Searches with Special Reference to Affirmative Action
- Faculty and Academic Staff Applicant Tracking System Hiring Process Overview
- Faculty and Academic Staff Applicant Tracking System Interview Approval Overview
- Faculty and Academic Staff Offer Letter Attachments
- Unpaid Faculty/Academic Staff Attachment-A
- Faculty & Academic Staff Hiring Forms
- Faculty & Academic Staff Forms - General Information
- University Approved Academic Positions/Ranks
- University Approved Academic Titles
- UNTF Model Offer Letters
- FAS Appointment Categories/Policies/Procedures & Further Information
- CANR Dual Career Accommodations
- CANR Faculty Retention
Academic Specialist Specific Additional Resources:
- Academic Specialist Position Description Form
- Academic Specialist Appointment Options
- Academic Specialist Appointment Details