Provide the University academic departments and research institute centers with required manpower based on their needs in view of increased students enrollment and leaving faculty and researchers.
Make announcements for open positions for faculty ranks in local and overseas media and also on the University's worldwide web site.
Process applications of the faculty applicants to the concerned departments for preliminary review and evaluation. Develop files of potential and interested candidates for further review and study.
Arrange personal interviews of the prospective candidates with the University recruiters at different locations worldwide.
Establish liaison with the University overseas recruiting offers and publishers on issues like faculty recruitment, placement of ads and settlement of invoices.
Make arrangements for visiting guests to deliver seminars, lectures, short courses, workshops, and symposiums in various departments of the University.
Update the computer database concerning personal, academic and professional background of the applicants. Also, update the database with regard to faculty ads and settlement of invoices. Generate computer listings, statistical reports and formats, etc., for daily official use.
University's publication "Partners in the Quest for Excellence" and departments' brochures are sent out to the interested applicants and the overseas recruiting agencies.
The following credentials are checked in the profile of each candidate as per the University's requirements and prerequisites before making an employment offer: University standard employment applicant form
An updated detailed curriculum vitae
Copies of degrees and/or transcripts
List of publications (for professorial positions)
Recommendation letters including a letter from the present employer
Personal interview is also one of the prerequisites
Process employment offers to the selected and approved candidates informing briefly about the salary package, allowance and other benefits. Subsequently, employment contracts and letters of appointment are processed.
Answer inquiries raised by the candidates on various personal and professional issues prior to their joining.
Process entry visas for the accepted candidates (and their accompanying dependents, if any) upon receipt of their signed contracts. Communication on this subject is established with the concerned Saudi Arabian Cultural Missions and Saudi Arabian Embassies/Consulates abroad.
Process travel ticket authorizations (Pre-paid Ticket Advice) for the contractees and their accompanying dependents. Establish liaison with Saudi Arabian Airlines Ticketing/PTAs Office for confirmation of ticket numbers.
Process arrival (ETA) status of all newly appointment faculty and distribute to the concerned departments and Faculty Reception Committee to make reception arrangements from the airport and accommodate them in the assigned houses on the campus.
Process ID cards to the newly joined faculty members and process authorizations to keep them on the University payrolls.
