Create and Manage Position Types
In Faculty Search (FS), every position must be assigned a position type. Position types help institutions organize and filter positions and determine which approval template applies during position creation. Institutional Administrators can create position types within categories such as faculty, staff, and fellowship, with multiple types available under the same category. Each Position Type must have a unique name, including types assigned to different categories. A position created by cloning another position inherits the position type of the original. To keep position creation and reporting manageable, create only the position types needed for the institution’s current hiring processes.
Create/Edit Position Types
- Navigate to the Administration page and select the Position Settings tab on the left-hand side.
- From here you can click +Add or Edit to create a new or edit an existing Position Type. If enabled, you can also choose to Delete a Position Type from here.
A position's type cannot be changed once the position has been created.
Position Type Examples
While default position types can be modified, position categories are fixed and cannot be changed.
| Position Category: (Cannot be changed) |
Position Type: (Can be customized) |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Full-Time Faculty |
| Part-Time Faculty | |
| Staff | Administrative Staff |
| Academic Staff | |
| Fellowship | Dissertation Research Fellowships |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships | |
| Other | Temporary Positions |
| Student Workers |