Recruitment Committee

The dean of the college chairs this committee. If this isn’t feasible, the deputy dean for academic and educational affairs will preside. The committee's main responsibilities are to coordinate efforts among all individuals in the realm of attracting distinguished faculty members and contracting with them, considering the following:

6.1 Seeking out distinguished faculty members from Saudi, Arab, and international universities who excel academically, skillfully, in leadership, and possess commendable social and personal behaviors for appointment or contractual engagement.

6.2 Adopting criteria on which evaluations are based to gauge the attributes of faculty members in the talent attraction process. This includes:

  • 6.2.1 Age of the faculty member.
  • 6.2.2 Ranking of the graduate university.
  • 6.2.3 Years of teaching experience.
  • 6.2.4 Expertise related to the academic specialty.
  • 6.2.5 Scientific consultations provided.
  • 6.2.6 Universities previously worked at.
  • 6.2.7 Translations and authorship.
  • 6.2.8 Scientific and international awards obtained.
  • 6.2.9 Researches published in scientific journals in the last two years.
  • 6.2.10 Participation in scientific conferences and seminars.
  • 6.2.11 Contributions to volunteer work.
  • 6.2.12 Serving as editor or being a member of a scientific magazine.
  • 6.2.13 Proficiency in languages and skills.
  • 6.2.14 Department's actual need for the specialty.
  • 6.2.15 Aptitude in guiding and mentoring students.
  • 6.2.16 Ability to motivate students towards knowledge.
  • 6.2.17 Capability for leadership, innovation, persuasion.
  • 6.2.18 Objectivity, fairness, and lack of bias.
  • 6.2.19 Prompt decision-making in emergency situations.
  • 6.2.20 Respect for regulations, traditions, and customs.
  • 6.2.21 Self-confidence and ability to shoulder responsibilities.
  • 6.2.22 Respect for others' opinions.
  • 6.2.23 Upholding an integrated personality: integrity, honesty, sincerity, self-behavioral alignment.
  • 6.2.24 Mastery in specialty subject along with general knowledge.
  • 6.2.25 Objectivity in student evaluation.
  • 6.2.26 Utilizing suitable and available educational tools in course explanation.

6.3 Coordination with all parties in the college to secure an attractive academic environment.

6.4 Proposing faculty members to attract.

6.5 Proposing distinguished faculty members whose contracts should be renewed based on clear criteria, specific measurement mechanisms, including:

  • 6.5.1 Scientific publishing in specialized journals.
  • 6.5.2 Participation and attendance in local and foreign conferences and seminars.
  • 6.5.3 Awards and certificates of appreciation.
  • 6.5.4 Proposed research projects and the support provided.
  • 6.5.5 Student satisfaction rate.
  • 6.5.6 Excellence in content intensity through Blackboard.
  • 6.5.7 Scientific lectures delivered by the faculty member in the department, college, and university.
  • 6.5.8 Complaints against the faculty member from students, colleagues, administrators in the department, college, university, and community.
  • 6.5.9 Student results in the courses he/she is responsible for.
  • 6.5.10 Contributions to departmental tasks and meeting attendance.
  • 6.5.11 Contributions to committee tasks in the department or college.
  • 6.5.12 Contribution to academic work related to students.
  • 6.5.13 Participation in community and university service.

6.6 Proposing new faculty members for potential contractual engagement based on clear criteria and objective measurement mechanisms.

6.7 Coordination with the Dean of Faculty and Staff Affairs on all procedures related to talent attraction and contracting.

6.8 Study everything referred by the college dean to the committee, make appropriate suggestions, or take suitable decisions within the granted or delegated powers by the competent authority in writing.

Performance Indicators:

  1. Number of faculty members hosted in the college who are Nobel Prize laureates.
  2. Number of faculty members hosted in the college with a high academic reputation.
  3. Number of faculty members recruited from the top 200 universities worldwide.
  4. Number of faculty members recruited from the top 500 universities according to the QS ranking annually.
  5. Retention rate of distinguished faculty members.
  6. Percentage of faculty members who leave the university for reasons other than contracting relative to the total number of faculty members.