The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) provides funding that supports faculty recruitment & retention via multiple programs. Oversight of these programs is handled by the Office of Faculty Affairs. For funding requests that are approved by Faculty Eminence, all expenses related to faculty recruitment and retention activity should be incurred by the respective college. In May/early June, please request a transfer of approved funds from OAA. No faculty search, relocation, start-up, research, or salary/benefit expenses will be charged directly to OAA.
Dual Career Hiring
Dual career (spouse/partner) funds enable dual career academic appointments with partial salary support from The Office of Academics Affairs. The guidelines and details for dual career funding can be found on the Faculty Affairs Approval Request webpage. Dual career funding requests are also available through the webpage. Additionally, for helpful information and support for new & prospective faculty, please visit the newly created Office of Dual Careers and Faculty Relocation.
Counter Offer Funding
Counter-offer funding can be requested when the college wishes to retain a faculty member who receives an offer from another institution. Additional information is available in the Faculty Compensation Policy, Section V.
To request counter-offer funding, please select the Counter-Offer Cycle Salary Increase Approval Request here.
Hiring Initiatives
Provost's Tenure-Track Fellow to Faculty Program
The Provost’s Tenure-Track Fellow to Faculty program enables the university to recruit early career scholars whose accomplishments make them exceptionally competitive for faculty positions. The fellowships will be two years, after which individuals will transfer to the rank of assistant professor. OAA may provide up to seven years of salary support. Funding to the colleges from OAA will be a transfer for up to $75,000 towards annual salary per year for the two fellowship years, $10,000 for research and professional development per year for the two fellowship years, and up to $5,000 in one-time moving expenses at the start of the appointment. For the assistant professor years of the faculty member, OAA will contribute up to $100,000 towards annual salary per year for five years.
The guidelines and details for the Provost’s Tenure-Track Fellow to Faculty program can be found at Tenure-Track Fellow to Faculty program.
Provost's Midcareer Scholars: Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor Program
The Provost’s Midcareer Scholars: Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor Program honors and recognizes tenure-track faculty who have recently been appointed to the rank of associate professor with tenure and have demonstrated significant accomplishments in their discipline(s).
- Designated a Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor for three years.
- Receive $20,000 per year for three years that can be used flexibly to advance your scholarship.
- Receive supplemental compensation of $20,000 per year for three years.
- Have one semester without teaching during the three-year period in addition to any existing release.
- Be part of a cohort, for which meetings and development activities will be offered by the Office of Academic Affairs.
Funding to colleges from OAA for a Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor will be a transfer made in August of each Fiscal Year for $10k salary support plus $1,580 benefits (towards supplemental compensation) plus $20k research funding (each year for 3 years). The college must contribute a matching $11,580 for salary plus benefits for the supplemental compensation.
The guidelines and details for the Provost’s Midcareer Scholars: Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor Program can be found at: Provost's Midcareer Scholars: Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor Program