Create and Manage Position Types
Position Types in Faculty Search (FS) help organize and filter positions while enabling custom approval templates. Institutional Administrators can create and edit position types for Faculty, Staff, Fellowship, and Other categories. Each position type must have a unique name, even across different categories. Multiple position types can exist within one category.
If a position is created by cloning an existing position, the new position will inherit the same position type as the original. This is because position types are tied to specific approval templates.
Every position must be assigned a position type, which can be managed from the Position Settings page, where users can view, edit, delete, or add types. To streamline management, it is recommended to only create the types necessary for current postings.
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 it has been selected and the position created.
Position Type Examples
While default position types can be modified, position categories are fixed and cannot be changed.
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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 |