Dual Careerassistance Program

Issued July 2016

DUAL CAREERASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Office of the Provost

FY 2016-2017

Program Description

The Office of the Provost will continue the current Dual Career Assistance Program in FY16-17. This initiative is intended to provide assistance to spouses and partners of faculty members who are seeking faculty and non-faculty appointments at Purdue.

Financial Resources

In the case of faculty positions, the Office of the Provost will provide support for salaries and fringe benefits. Funds are typically available to provide partial, temporary funding to the hiring department of the spouse or domestic partner of a new faculty member in order to bridge to a permanent line. The funds for the spouse's/partner's position is usually shared by the hiring department, the department hiring the initial spouse or partner, and by the Office of the Provost. Usually, each of these three units contributes one-third of the salary for up to two years, at which point the hiring department assumes the full cost.

Faculty who are seeking employment opportunities for a spouse or partner are encouraged to make that known to the hiring unit early in the process given the difficulty and time involved in making unanticipated faculty appointments.

In the case of non-faculty positions, the same criteria and funding arrangements will apply. Note that hiring a dual career candidate into an existing vacant line is not eligible for support from the Provost’s Dual Career Assistance Program. Non-faculty hires may require some alternative plan for funding after the two-year bridge period since bridging to a permanent position may not be clear at the time of hire.

Placement Assistance

Units that are seeking faculty employment opportunities for a spouse or partner of a faculty member are encouraged to contact the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs who can assist in networking between academic departments. In addition, those who are seeking employment opportunities for a spouse or partner in a non-faculty appointment are encouraged to contact the Office of Faculty Recruitment and Retention in Human Resources or the Concierge Program in Engineering for assistance.

Review and Approval Process

Proposals seeking financial support for either faculty or non-faculty positions for spouses or partners should include the endorsement of the head and the dean for the hiring units of both the initial faculty member and the spouse or partner. The request should be submitted to the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of the Provost at the following email address: . The email Subject line should read “Dual Career Assistance.”

Proposals will be accepted throughout the year.

Assessment

A program assessment report will be prepared annually looking at both the retention of the faculty hire and the status of the dual career spouse or partner.