AMP and SP Hiring Process
Florida Atlantic will pursue, with unbridled ambition, the intention of becoming the country’s fastest-improving public research university. Part of achieving this goal is to ensure that we recruit the highest talent in faculty, staff and students.
This website is designed to provide guidance and resources on how to effectively and efficiently go through the recruitment process for a new or recently vacated position that needs to be filled.
Unless the recruitment is waived in accordance with University policy, all processes provided below must be followed.
To review information and guidelines on the Hiring process for recruited and non-recruited positions, please review each section below.
Special Note: Veteran's Preference is applied to Support Personnel positions. Recruitment Services will provide detailed instructions when veteran's preference should be applied when reviewing an applicant pool.
For questions, please email empl@fau.edu
Department Checklists for Line Positions
| Recruitment Checklists for Line Positions | Checklist for Non-Recruited Line Hires |
| Recruitment Checklist for AMP Positions | Checklist for Waived Recruitment Hires |
| Recruitment Checklist for SP Positions | Checklist for Acting Hires |
| Recruitment Checklist for Faculty Positions | Checklist for Interim Hires |
| Recruitment Checklist for Postdoc Positions | Checklist for Grant Funded AMP/SP Hires |
Recruitment Checklists for OPS, Students, and Adjuncts
| Recruitment Checklist for OPS/Temp Hires |
| Recruitment Checklist for Student Hires |
| Recruitment Checklist for Adjunct Hires |
Checklist for Non-Recruited OPS, Student, & Adjunct Hires
Job Requisition and Background Check Questionnaires
Additional Resources
| Offer Letter Template Grid |
| Faculty Search and Hiring Guidelines |
| Interview & Reference Check Resources |
| Search Committee Guidelines |
| Position Job Identification Form |
| Guide to an Effective Job Posting |
Offer Letter Templates
AMP Offer Letter Templates
| AMP Regular Offer Letter |
| AMP Internal Offer Letter |
| AMP Time Limited Offer Letter |
| Temp to AMP Offer Letter |
| SP to AMP Offer Letter |
SP Offer Letter Templates
| SP Regular Offer Letter |
| SP Internal Offer Letter |
| SP Time Limited Offer Letter |
| Temp to SP Offer Letter |
OPS and Misc. Offer Letter Templates
| OPS Conditions of Employment Form |
| Provisional Appointment Offer Letter |
| Interim Appointment Offer Letter |
| Acting Appointment Offer Letter |
| Offer letters for postdoctoral positions are managed by Postdoctoral Affairs. |
| Offer letters for adjunct positions can be obtained through the Provost Office internal network drive. |