{"id":37554,"date":"2021-02-16T13:30:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T21:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/?page_id=37554"},"modified":"2025-12-08T15:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:04:02","slug":"strategic-faculty-recruitment-retention-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/strategic-faculty-recruitment-retention-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Faculty Recruitment &#038; Retention Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>On behalf of the Provost, the Office of Research provides start-up funds to assist in hiring faculty at the UW Seattle campus. These funds are reserved for recruiting and retaining faculty whose research contributes to interdisciplinary research of strategic importance. The priority is tenure-track faculty in STEMM disciplines (broadly defined).<\/p>\n<p>Requests can be for a maximum of 1\/3 of total startup to a maximum Provost contribution of $500,000. The funding may be used for any research-related purpose, including faculty salary.<\/p>\n<h2>Process for Applications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>New startup applications will not be considered until FY27.<\/li>\n<li>Applications should be made at the point in the recruitment process when you are ready to make an offer. We are committed to providing rapid turnaround on decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Fill out the Provost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strategic-Faculty-Recruitment-and-Retention-Initiative-Form-2025-REV.docx\">Strategic Faculty Recruitment and Retention Initiative Form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The dean\u2019s office is responsible for signing the request form and forwarding the form with the candidate\u2019s CV to <a href=\"mailto:ORFunds@uw.edu\">ORFunds@uw.edu<\/a> (cc: <a href=\"mailto:vpresearch@uw.edu\">vpresearch@uw.edu<\/a>) with the subject line: STEM Startup Request for [add name of candidate].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Procedures Upon Approval<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Approval of requests will be officially documented through an Office of Research commitment letter signed by the Vice Provost for Research. This letter provides the details of the commitment, as well as an official reference number to be used by the Dean\u2019s office when claiming the funds through BGT. An electronic copy will be mailed to the School\/College Dean(s). This will serve as the formal notification of the commitment.<\/li>\n<li>Receipt of Startup Funds is contingent upon the faculty member accepting the job offer.<\/li>\n<li>Contact <a href=\"mailto:ORFunds@uw.edu\">ORFunds@uw.edu<\/a> to arrange transfer of the funds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contacts<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:vpresearch@uw.edu\">Mari Ostendorf<\/a>, Vice Provost for Research<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose On behalf of the Provost, the Office of Research provides start-up funds to assist in hiring faculty at the UW Seattle campus. 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