Recruiting and Hiring

We are excited to announce that our new Kuali Staff Job Posting Form will be live May 5th! The previous word document Staff Job Posting Form will still be accepted until May 16th. After May 16th we will move to only use the Staff Job Posting Form on Kuali.

This webpage will be getting a new face lift! Feel free to check out all the same great information on our new Recruiting and Hiring page. We will move over to our new page June 1! 

New Recruiting and Hiring Webpage

Staff and Academic Hiring Process

• Flowchart for Staff Hiring Process (1/29/2025)
• Flowchart for Full-Time Academic Hiring Process (12/10/2024)
• Adjunct Hiring Process (7/21/2023)
• Post-Doctoral Hiring Process (01/14/2025)
• Courtesy Appointments (8/18/2022)
• Hiring an H-1B Scholars (6/3/2022)

Posting a Position

Check out the new Staff Job Posting Form!

Kuali Staff Job Posting Form

• Job Posting Form for Staff Positions (10/19/2023)
• Job Posting Form for Academic Positions (05/20/2024)
• Advertising a Position (12/10/2024)
• Advertising Plan for Academic Job Positings (04/21/2025)

Reference Checks

• Reference Checking at UMSL
• Academic Reference Check Form

Interviewing

• Hiring Manager Navigation in eRecruit
• Interviewing 101
• Example Warm-Up Questions
• Staff Benefits

Offer

• Verbal Offer Guide (4/26/2023)
• Moving allowance agreement

Criminal Background Check (CBC)

• Criminal background check (CBC) process (4/8/2022)
• Hiring Manager frequently asked questions about CBCs (3/25/2022)
• Criminal Background Checklist for International Scholars (form fillable) (3/21/2022)
• Additional Resources: HR-504 Background Checks and Criminal Convictions

Post Offer

• Manager Checklists: The Employee's First Day and Week (9/26/2022)
• New Employee Orientation (New benefit-eligible staff members are asked to attend New Employee Orientation)
• Obtaining a University Computer and Phone (5/19/2022)
• Preboarding and Onboarding Template

Additional Faculty Specific Resources

• Academic Affairs Policies and Resources
• Faculty Qualifications Assurance Form (12/11/2024)
• Faculty Benefits 

Flex Work

Flexible work arrangements are any arrangements that provide a faculty or staff member alternatives to working regularly scheduled hours in the office or typical work location. 

Learn more about flexible work arrangements, and associated trainings and forms on the UM System Flexible Work Arrangements webpage. Policy information is available in HR Policy Manual HR-522 Telework Arrangements and its corresponding HR-522 Q&A.