Hiring Faculty and TAs

Request a Teaching Assistant, Graduate Instructor, Guest Speaker, or Internship Supervisor

• Request a Teaching Assistant
• Request the awarding of a Graduate Assistantship or a Senior Graduate Assistantship
• Request a guest speaker or internship supervisor

Hiring New Faculty

Hiring of all new full- and part-time Faculty, visiting faculty/Scholars and research scholars is processed by the Dean of Faculty office. Rehiring of any returning faculty also goes through the Dean of Faculty office.

• Step 1: Please fill out the online Form to Request New Faculty Hire.
  This form requires a Justification from Department Head for the new hire. This Justification must clearly state why the department needs to hire this applicant. There is also a Justification for Budget for justification of the faculty package with respect to your departmental budget.
  It is very important to remember that the department does not negotiate any payment with the applicant.
  You may, however, communicate with the applicant prior to this approval in order to give estimated stipend and benefits on this preliminary form.
• Step 2. Once Faculty Personnel Committee has given preliminary approval for hire, the Dean of Faculty will inform the Department Administrator of what application documents are required. What is required will depend on the position and whether the individual has ever worked for the University. To expedite the process, the Departmental Administrator may organize for Governors who know the applicant to fill out the Governor Recommendation Form.
• Step 3: Potential candidates submit all required Faculty Application documents to the Department Administrator.
• Step 4: Once all materials have been assembled, the Department Administrator sends the complete file to the Dean of Faculty office
• Step 5: All applications are brought to Faculty Personnel Committee for final selection and approval.
• Step 6: Approval must be given by Faculty Personnel Committee, Executive Council Finance Committee, and the President.
• Step 7: The Dean of Faculty office notifies the department of the approval and sends an offer letter to the applicant.

Faculty Status Categories

See below the correct names for faculty status applications. The application sent by the Dean of Faculty depends on the status you request on the Request Hire Form.

• Full-Time Faculty – Full-time faculty who teach 5.5 courses per year
• Adjunct Faculty – Part-time faculty have less than a full teaching load.
• Visiting Faculty – Full-time faculty at another university who teach part-time at MIU
• Lecturer – Full-time staff who teach one or more courses in addition to their staff responsibilities
• Guest Speaker – Individual who lectures in a class for no more than three days of class or makes a public presentation on campus (Does not have to have learned TM)
• ​Visiting Scholar – Visiting Scholars are invited and hosted by a department and approved by Faculty Personnel Committee.  Visiting Scholars bring expertise in their discipline specialty to further the mutual interests of the department and the scholar.  Visiting Scholars may give lectures, consult with the host department on research and curriculum, and collaborate with faculty and students on other scholarly activities.