In the 2024-2025 academic year, 259 new faculty have been hired at UO, including tenure-track faculty and career and pro tempore positions, according to UO Spokesperson Eric Howald.
The Office of the Provost arranges the hiring of tenure-track faculty through an institutional hiring plan.
UO Human Resources “collaborates with departments [UO schools and colleges]” to successfully complete the process.
Jenna Schuttpelz, the senior director of Talent Acquisition, said that HR provides “overall guidance on best practices and compliance to make sure that our faculty recruitment processes are equitable and effective.”
Career faculty, who are employed through renewable contracts, are hired by the specific college or institute with an open position.
Juan-Carlos Molleda, dean of the School of Journalism and Communication, is the hiring authority for the SOJC. He said that the hiring process for faculty and professors at the SOJC could take up to eight months.
“As soon as the positions are advertised, the process can take up to eight months,” Molleda said.
According to the Human Resources page, the steps of the hiring process include a recruitment stage, an evaluation stage and the ultimate selection for the position and negotiating for terms of employment.
Chris Poulsen, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, described the hiring process as “rigorous.”
“The hiring process is a rigorous, multi-stage effort to thoughtfully identify exceptional educators and scholars who align with our mission and will make meaningful and positive contributions to our academic community,” Poulsen said.
This fall, some new faculty went through the UO hiring process, including Karen McIntyre, an assistant professor of journalism.
Mclntyre said the process was “well done, professional and expected.”
“The university did an excellent job at communicating,” Mclntyre said.
McIntyre also said that one of the reasons she was drawn to the UO was because it matched her interest in a specific type of journalism.
“It was a really good match with my interests. My main research area is called solutions journalism,” McIntyre said.
While the process did take several months, now that McIntyre is working at UO, she said “It just feels right, [it] feels like a good fit.”
