best practices in faculty searches lynn hollen lees vice provost for faculty october, 2012
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Best Practices in Faculty Searches
Lynn Hollen LeesVice Provost for Faculty
October, 2012
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Our Goals
• Excellence
• Diversity
• Interdisciplinary scholarship
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Faculty Diversity and Excellence
The diversity of our University must reflect the diversity of the world around it – and the diversity of the world that we want our students to lead.
Amy Gutmann, President
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State of the Faculty
Population
Ph.D. Pool
Penn Faculty
Penn Standing Faculty 2011
13.5%
3.1% 1.5%
81%
12.6%5.2%
16.3%
5.7%4.8%
24.6%
55%
72.4%
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State of the Faculty
Population
Ph.D. Pool
Penn Faculty
Penn Standing Faculty 2011
31%
69%
50%46.8%
53.2%50%
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New Affirmative Action Process
“Diversity Search Advisors”
• Assist in formation of search committee
• Help craft job descriptions
• Evaluate the pool
• Aid in reviewing search waiver requests
• Help to evaluate candidates
• Sign-off on EOC forms (new hires, promotions, and
resignations)
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Search Committee Best Practices
•Know the obstacles
•Network before opening search
•Use targeted outreach
•Use word of mouth
•Review your packet of materials
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Unconscious Schemas
Universal part of perception and evaluation
• Beliefs about people
• Beliefs about how people “ought” to be
Contributing factors• Ambiguity
• Stress from competing tasks
• Time pressure
• Lack of critical mass
Fiske (2002). Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 123-128.
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Unconscious Schemas
Low High
High
Fiske, Cuddy, Glick, & Xu (2002). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82(6), 878-902.
LowHispanics
Competence
Warmth
Blacks
Whites
Asians
Men
Women
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Gender Discrimination
University psychology professors preferred “Brian” over “Karen” by 2:1
Steinpreis, Anders, & Ritzke (1999) Sex Roles, 41, 509.
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Student Evaluations
Both male and female scientists evaluated female undergraduates as less competent, less deserving of a compensation, and less hireable.
Moss-Racusin, Dovidio, Brescoll, Graham, Handelsman (2012) PNAS Early Edition.
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The Motherhood Penalty
Study participants evaluated identical job applications of same gender applicants differing on parental status.Mothers were penalized, while fathers sometimes benefited from being a parent.
Correll, Benard, and In Paik (2007), American Journal of Sociology, 1297-1338.
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Racial Discrimination
Black-sounding names (“Jamal”): 15 resumes = callback
White-sounding names (“Greg”):10 resumes = callbackEquivalent to 8 extra years experience
Bertrand & Mullainathan (2004) Poverty Action Lab, 3, 1-27.
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Resumes with homosexual signifiers 14 resumes= callback
Heterosexual signifiers9 resumes = callback
Tilcsik (2011), American Journal of Sociology, 586-626.
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Letters of Recommendation
Trix & Psenka (2003) Discourse & Society, 14(2), 191-220.
Letters for women
• Shorter
• Fewer references to CV
• Twice as many gender references
• More references to personal life
• Fewer standout references (“excellent”) and more “grindstone” references (“hardworking”)
• Twice as many hedges and irrelevancies (“It’s amazing how much she’s accomplished”)
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Reducing Bias
• Reducing ambiguity
• Avoiding “solo” presence in pool
• Taking time to review applications
Dovidio & Gaertner (2000). Psychological Science, 11, 315-319.
Fiske (2002). Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 123-128.
Martell (1991). Journal of Applied Soc Psychol, 21, 1939-1960.
Dasgupta & Greenwald (2001). Journal of Pers & Soc Psych, 81, 800-814.
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Careful and Unbiased Evaluation
Thoughtfulness and accountability
• Supportive, diverse committee
• Familiarity with research on bias
• Structured, evidence-based review• Apply consistent, objective criteria
• Evaluate entire application
• Treat recommendations with care
• Avoid over-reliance on prestige
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Diverse Search Committees
• 2006 study of jury behavior
• Diverse groups more likely to• Cite facts
• Avoid error
• Discuss racism
Sommers (1996), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 597-612
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Effective Visits
• Show enthusiasm
• Offer dual-career and family-friendly policy
information
• Identify colleagues who can discuss climate for
women and minorities
• Introduce the city and region
• Stay in contact
• Be even-handed and transparent in negotiatingBest Practices in Faculty Searches | # 19
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• Faculty Opportunity Fund/ Dual Career Fund
• Benefits and Retirements Brochures
• Pool Data
• Sites for Job Postings
• HERC
• Relocation Assistance
• Child Care
Some Resources
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Discussion