1.3: Shared Searches
Foster shared searches between schools and institutes and centers Other Information:
We have realized the significant benefits of recruiting faculty into positions that are shared across schools, because such
hires attract faculty to Duke who reinforce our vision for interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research and teaching.
Much of Duke's interdisciplinary efforts are represented by outstanding institutes, including the Institute for Genome Sciences
& Policy, the Social Science Research Institute, the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, the Kenan Institute for Ethics,
and the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. To advance our signature programs more successfully we must
more closely coordinate and consider their aspirations and programmatic needs along side those of the schools. The Provost
recently created the Academic Leadership Council, comprised of the deans of the schools and the directors of institutes that
embody university strategic priorities. This group will advise the Provost on annual plans for cross-school and school-institute
searches that enhance school, institute, and university strategic initiatives. Early consultation and planning are crucial
in interdisciplinary hiring. Achieving this requires, first, that all school's annual hiring plans explicitly address their
contribution to Duke's commitment to interdisciplinarity; and, second, that institutes develop their own annual hiring plans
for consideration in concert with school plans. Memoranda of understanding are the central mechanism for aligning expectations
among the partnering units, must be an integral part of the recruitment process, and must clearly articulate the teaching
and service responsibilities of such hires. The "home" of faculty hired remains within a department structure, and the salary
will ordinarily be budgeted by the schools involved.
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