Reference no: EM133677132

Question: Consider the case of East State Technology College (ESTC), a 4-year public college located in AnyState, USA. ESTC is an EEO/AA employer with an active DEI program. Part-time faculty (adjunct), teaching assistant, and grader roles are highly sought-after among the local technology practitioner community. ESTC has the following process for hiring adjuncts, teaching assistants and graders and other technology professionals to assist in the delivery of instruction.

Job applicants apply for available positions for specific academic programs on the ESTC hiring website. A submitted application includes background information on the applicant as well as a curriculum vitae detailing academic background and appropriate practitioner experience for courses and programs.
The website pre-qualifies applicants for available positions against specific requirements for each open position (e.g. earned academic degrees, prior higher education teaching experience, practicing technology skills, years of practice experience, etc.)
If there are no positions matching the applicant's background, they are told so immediately and thanked for their interest in ESTC.
If there are positions available, the application is saved and the applicant is notified that s/he is pre-qualified and that an Associate Department Chair will be in contact with them.
The Associate Department Chair and their team begin review of applications after the hiring website has been open for 10 days. (Experience tells them that waiting 10 days for position applications generates a critical mass of pre-qualified applicants).
If the applicant does not have an electronic personnel file with ESTC, one is generated
If the applicant is applying for a teaching assistant or grader role and was pre-qualified, s/he is automatically scheduled for a 20-minute Zoom meeting interview and receives an email with the interview date/time.
If the applicant is applying for an instructor of record position (i.e. an adjunct instructor position), the applicant's electronic personnel file is reviewed by the Department Chair.
In the Department Chair's review:
If the Department Chair decides they wants an interview, the applicant receives an email invitation with the date/time of the Zoom interview.
If the Department Chair decides they do not want an interview and will pass on the application, the applicant receives a Thank you email and is encouraged to apply for future available positions in other departments/programs.
ESTC has a limited time to review applications and schedule interviews for these part-time positions. If an application has not been reviewed and a decision made within 45 days, the applicant receives an email thanking them for the application but tells them they have not been selected.