Academic Hire Process for Adjunct Faculty

  • If applicable, the department will submit an academic job posting requisition form to employment@umsl.edu
  • Department collects submissions from interested candidates.
  • Chair or designee reviews applications, conducts interviews, and selects finalist.
  • Dean or Department Chair makes verbal offer.
  • If verbal offer is accepted, Department drafts and sends offer letter based upon template provided by Academic Affairs.
  • Candidate accepts the offer.
  • Unit sends intake form for HR processing to Shared Services at stripessharedservices@umsystem.edu

If the adjunct faculty is already a benefit-eligible/full-time faculty member, include the Additional Pay Form.

  • Shared Services directs UMSL HR Employment to order a criminal background check (CBC) on any external candidate.
  • UMSL HR Employment orders the CBC and education verification.
  • Shared Services monitors CBC results and, when passed, initiates the DEMODATA and pre-boarding emails, which contain the required online pre-boarding forms (personal information, direct deposit, federal and state tax information, and I-9 Section 1).
  • Before the employee’s first day of work they must provide proof of identity and eligibility to be employed in the United States as part of I-9 Section 2. At UMSL, our primary way of completing the I-9 Section 2 is online. Additional instructions will be emailed to the employee. Failure to provide these documents will delay an employee’s start date.
  • Once I-9 Section 2 is complete, Shared Services will finalize the hiring process.
  • New employee submits official transcripts to college.

 

 

Last updated 3/12/2025