Chair Letter
Should include a detailed, written justification of the circumstances requiring hiring on a "pre-select" basis, including the candidate's credentials in the areas of research and (except in the case of research appointments) teaching.
Faculty Position Authorization (FPA)
Job Description
CV
Three (3) Letters of Recommendation (junior candidates only)
Letters should focus on scholarship and potential, at least one must be from outside Brown.
Letters of Reference (senior candidates only)
- After you have chosen a finalist and before the candidate appears before PHFA, please review the materials on how to submit an appointment dossier to PHFA.
- Evaluators for senior candidates must be vetted with Faculty Affairs before requests for references can be sent. Send a list of all prospective referees, making note of whether they were suggested by the candidate or the department to Faculty Affairs.
Offer Letter
- After all steps in the hiring process are completed.
- Financial details of regular faculty offer letters must be approved by the Dean of the Faculty and the offer letter itself will be written by the Dean.