Who we are
At the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel (OAP), we’re a dedicated team of strategic partners committed to championing the University of Washington’s faculty, librarians, residents and fellows, postdocs, and academic staff. Our goal? To recruit, nurture and empower exceptional talent, fostering leadership and faculty excellence.
We believe collaboration is key to excellence.
By championing the unique passions and common goals of UW faculty and all academic personnel, we support a community of leaders who dare to be boundless.
Academic Human Resources
Academic HR, under the Office of Academic Personnel, collaborates across campuses to facilitate recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotion of faculty, librarians, and academic staff.
We aim to be a premier resource, offering guidance on policies and practices to support your success and advancement.
Faculty Advancement
The Office for Faculty Advancement (OFA) at UW takes the lead in fostering diversity and inclusion among faculty members. Through collaborative initiatives across the university, OFA supports the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty, striving to create inclusive environments that recognize and support excellence in research, teaching, and service, thereby enriching the academic community as a whole.
Faculty Development
The Office of Academic Personnel is dedicated to fostering faculty development, aligning recruitment with the University’s core values. We provide support in research, teaching, and service, ensuring success at every stage of your career—from leadership development and promotion to tenure, retirement, and beyond.
ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change
UW ADVANCE is a leading resource for academic leadership and gender equity in STEM. We catalyze systemic change through programming that supports the success of women faculty in STEM and academic leaders.
Collaboration is the cornerstone of great leadership. Just as our ability to prepare students, conduct groundbreaking research, and engage with the world hinges on the caliber of our faculty, so too does our collective success rely on our capacity to collaborate effectively.
Meet the executive leadership team
Faculty Code
The Faculty Code outlines the rights and responsibilities of faculty and administrators. It can be amended by the faculty through Class A legislation.
Faculty Senate
The UW system of shared governance makes it a responsibility of faculty to share with the administration the day-to-day governance of the university. There are four institutions of faculty governance with different sets of responsibilities: Faculty Senate, Secretary of the Faculty, university faculty councils, and schools, colleges & campuses.
Faculty & Staff Insider
Faculty & Staff Insider is a place to find relevant resources and weekly updates to enhance your employment experience at the UW.
News
Effective Practices for Assessing Faculty Application Materials
November 19, 2024
Presented by: Chadwick Allen and Joyce Yen UW ADVANCE and the Office for Faculty Advancement, both of which are now part of the Office of Academic Personnel, partnered & offered a fall workshop on Effective Practices for Assessing Faculty Application Materials in October 2024. This workshop addressed mitigating bias in evaluation, using assessment rubrics, and…
Preparing for Faculty Hiring in our Current Climate
November 19, 2024
Presented by: Chadwick Allen and Joyce Yen Each workshop covered: Brief review of current policy, legal, and political climate for faculty hiring; Planning ahead for forming search committees, faculty search guidelines and charge, writing job ads, drafting assessment rubrics, and devising an active outreach plan; Focused discussion about situations where committee members have prior professional and personal…
Troubleshooting Faculty Searches: A Focused Discussion on DEI Statements and Known Applicants
November 19, 2024
UW ADVANCE and the OFFICE FOR FACULTY ADVANCEMENT partnered to offer a Spring Webinar on troubleshooting faculty searches. This event was intended for anyone who is leading a unit that is hiring, chairing a search committee, or serving on a search committee. The webinar focuses on two common challenges: assessing DEI statements and evaluating known…