Faculty Recruitment - Requests to Hire

All tenure-track faculty are hired through a national search process. 

Exceptions to a national search include:

• Adjunct faculty
• Visiting faculty and faculty positions on a one-year or less appointment. 

Hiring Temporary Faculty

When hiring temporary, non-benefits eligible adjunct faculty, please contact the respective College Dean's Office for internal college procedures. 

To request access to the adjunct pool applications for each department, posted on the Careers Site, please have your Program Director or Department Chair contact facultyaffairs@uhcl.edu on your behalf.

Hiring Regular Faculty

In an effort to remain diligent financial stewards and conserve funds, when requesting to fill a vacant or new lecturer, visiting faculty, or tenured-track/tenured faculty position, approvals must be obtained from the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, the President of the University, Faculty Affairs, and the Budget Office.

1. Complete the Faculty Position Request / Reclassification Form, ensuring that the appropriate CIP Code for the position is included, and submit to facultyaffairs@uhcl.edu.
2. Use the CUPA salary range provided by Faculty Affairs on the Faculty Position Request / Reclassification Form to complete the Critical Position Request Form for submission to the Provost.
3. If the Critical Position Request Form is approved by the Provost and President, Faculty Affairs will submit the Faculty Position Request / Reclassification Form to the Budget Office. 
4. Upon Budget Office Approval, Faculty Affairs will reach out to the the Dean's Office for posting of the position.