To kTo ensure each candidate is treated equivalently, we use standard questions in various situations. The key is that eliciting feedback should be done uniformly.
Anonymous feedback from within the SON
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How do you know the candidate?
When did you first meet them?
What has been your professional relationship with them?
Some Use one or all more of these questions may be asked:
What has been your experience of your work interactions with the candidate?
How do you view their capacity to work within a team?
How do you view their scientific expertise?
How do you see their capacity to develop an independent, funded research trajectory?
How do you view their teaching expertise?
How do you view their mentoring capacity?
How do you view their contributions to diversity, equity and inclusivity?
Follow-up clarifying questions are appropriateWhile a question may need to be clarified, the aim is to just ask the question and hear the answer, whether it is clear or not. The search committee is seeking information, not engaging in deliberations with an outside person.
Scenario 1: Non-anonymous feedback from the SON
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