Resources to Broaden Candidate Pools
Most fields have listservs, email groups, and other resources that can help you identify or reach qualified underrepresented candidates. Below are some resources that other universities commonly use to diversify their search pools. This list is not exhaustive, so we encourage search committees to investigate discipline-specific resources that may be available through academic and professional organizations.
General
Post open faculty positions, review candidate CVs online, and create Candidate Alerts. [NOTE: Annual institution subscription is required.
List of doctoral degree recipients from CIC institutions who are members of groups underrepresented in higher education. Click on “Search the Database” to search by Area of Study, Discipline, and Specialization. No cost.
Disciplines
Purchase a Job Posting Package to post job openings.
APS maintains a Roster of Women and Minorities In Physics that contains contact, educational, and employment information for several hundred women and minority physicists. Roster can be searched by submitting a roster search request. $100 per candidate search
$75 for 30 days or advertise bi-weekly news bulletin; $75 for access to JobWeb; $125 for both
Online classified ads - $175 for 60 days; Online job link ads - $117 for 60 days
$300 for 30 days; $575 for 60 days; $850 for 90 days [NOTE: There seem to be quite a few postings for higher ed jobs on this website.]
No cost. E-mail job posting to coach@uoregon.edu [NOTE: Membership list does not appear to be very large.]
No cost. The Strengthening Underrepresented Minority Mathematics Achievement (SUMMA) Program of the MMA maintains an archival record of American Ph.D.s in mathematics and mathematics education who are members of minority groups.
No cost. [NOTE: Site does not appear to be used much]
$250 for 30 day – job posting
$250 for single job posting
$350 for 30 days; $600 for 60 days
$150 for 7 days; $300 for 30 days; $500 for 60 days [NOTE: Site appears to be very active, with many postings for higher ed jobs.]
$275 for 60 days
$199 for 30 days; $299 for 60 days
Women
APS maintains a Roster of Women and Minorities In Physics that contains contact, educational, and employment information for several hundred women and minority physicists. Roster can be searched by submitting a roster search request. $100 per candidate search
$3 per word for 90 days
$75 for 30 days or advertise in bi-weekly news bulletin; $75 for access to JobWeb; $125 for both
Online classified ads – $175 for 60 days ; Online job link ads - $117 for 60 days
$300 for 30 days; $575 for 60 days; $850 for 90 days [NOTE: There seem to be quite a few postings for higher ed jobs on this website.]
No cost. E-mail bassoons@paulbunyan.net with text
No cost. E-mail job posting to coach@uoregon.edu [NOTE: Membership list does not appear to be very large.]
Website dedicated to encouraging women to pursue MBA degrees; no cost to post jobs; fee for searching the resume database
$199 for 30 days; $299 for 60 days
$210 for 30 days or advertise in monthly magazine
African-Americans
$250 for 30 days; $350 for 60 days [NOTE: There seem to be quite a few postings for higher ed jobs.]
$125 for 30 days; $1750 for one year unlimited postings
Jobsite of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, the flagship publication of a leading publisher of higher education news. $275 for 30 days; $450 for 60 days; $565 for 90 days
Website for current students and alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Contact for online pricing form.
$195 for 500 words or less; $245 for 501-750 words; $295 for 751-1000 words; all ads will run for 60 days
No cost. [NOTE: Site does not appear to be used much.]
$150 for 30 days; $175 for 60 days; $200 for 90 days
$225 for 30 days; $325 for 60 days
$250 for 30-day posting
$250 for single job posting
$350 for 30 days; $600 for 60 days
Hispanics/Latinas
At no cost, institutional members can post open faculty positions
$250 for 60-day posting; $300 for 60-day posting and resume access
For members, $100 for 30 days to post a job and $100 for access to resume database
$125 for 30 days
$195 for 4 weeks online
$175 for 90 days
$150 for 60 days
$45 a month for up to 100 words; $90 a month for 100 – 200 words; $135 a month for 200 – 300 words
$150 for 7 days; $300 for 30 days; $500 for 60 days [NOTE: Site appears to be very active, with many postings for higher ed jobs.]
$275 for 60 days
Native Americans
Purchase a Job Posting Package to post job openings
$150 for 7 days; $300 for 30 days; $500 for 60 days [NOTE: Site appears to be very active, with many postings for higher ed jobs.]
$125 for 30 days; $175 for 60 days; $225 for 90 days
$150 for 30 days; $220 for 60 days; $285 for 90 days