Faculty Resources
Faculty members are a valued part of the Georgia Southern community, serving as mentors for generations of students. We’ve gathered resources on this page to support you at every stage of your career at the University. Below you will find information about the following:
- Employment
- Faculty appointments
- Awards
- Leave
- Major faculty evaluations
- Policies
- Searches
Employment
Thank you for your interest in Georgia Southern University! Use the first link below to review open faculty positions. To help us comply with federal data collecting requirements, we ask that you take a moment to download and complete the AA/EO Data Request Card at the link below for each search to which you have applied. Completed forms are automatically entered into a Google spreadsheet, are not used in any employment decisions, and will not affect your candidacy. Thank you again for your interest and help!!
Faculty Appointments
Policies and forms to manage faculty appointments.
Awards
Established in 1985, Georgia Southern University’s Awards for Excellence Program recognizes and rewards faculty for exceptional achievements and provides opportunities for faculty development. Recipients must be nominated by their colleagues or students and are selected through a peer review process by several standing committees of the Faculty Senate: the Faculty Research Committee, the Faculty Development Committee, and the Faculty Service Committee.
Leave
Faculty at Georgia Southern may be granted paid leave to pursue scholarly work or professional development. Use the following forms to apply.
Faculty Evaluations
Major faculty evaluations for promotion and/or tenure and annual evaluations are initiated and conducted through the Decisions/My Forms platform.
- Submitting Promotion and Tenure Documents
- Timetable for Promotion and Tenure Review (link to Handbook, section 305.04)
- Types of Faculty Evaluation (link to Handbook, section 305.04)
- Tenure Guidelines (link to Handbook, section 310)
- Promotion Guidelines (link to Handbook, section 311)
- Appeals (link to Handbook, section 313)
- Lecturers and Senior Lecturers (link to Handbook, section 315)
- Pre-Tenure Review (link to Handbook, section 307)
- Post-Tenure Review (link to Handbook, section 312)
- Request Extension of Tenure Clock Review Process (FMLA, Sickness, etc.) – (Policy) (link to Handbook, section 308)
- Faculty Annual Evaluations (Faculty may use this link to download a PDF of their annual evaluation)
Policies
Please see Digital Commons for a complete listing of University policies.
State Policies
- Board of Regents, University System of Georgia
- Board of Regents Policy Manual
- University System of Georgia Academic and Student Affairs Handbook
Handbooks & Bylaws
Searches
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- Open Faculty Positions
- Faculty Search Procedures
- Sample Letter Matrix
- Screening Review Form (Formerly Recruitment Plan and Screening Review Form)
- Recommendation for Campus Interview
- Employment Approval Form
- Required Faculty Appointment Paperwork
- Full Ad Template for Full-Time, Regular Faculty Hires
- Abbreviated Ad Template for Full-Time, Regular Hires
- Effective Fall 2024 Letters
- Academic Affairs Critical Hire Justification Form for Visiting Faculty
- Academic Affairs Critical Hire Justification Form for New or Vacant Faculty
- Academic Affairs Critical Hire Justification Form for New or Vacant Faculty (Research Focus)
Last updated: 4/11/2024