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This is an interesting idea. I think it would require a shift from calling for nominations (and asking for a statement from the nominator(s)) to asking for statements from nominees themselves. Do we want to do this at this early stage? I'm concerned that
not all nominees would be willing to invest their efforts <i>at this very early stage
</i>in a statement that essentially needs to help them sell themselves to us if they want to be shortlisted for interview. My experience is that potential candidates need to be wooed, not encouraged to sell themselves (at least, early).</div>
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Thoughts, anyone?</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Marcel O'Gorman <marcel@uwaterloo.ca><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 3, 2026 10:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrea Charette <andrea.charette@uwaterloo.ca><br>
<b>Cc:</b> dirscch@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca <dirscch@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Dirscch] a thought about shortlisting nominees for interviews</font>
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<div>Rather than a grid-style rubric, maybe we can set up a simple score sheet based mostly on details we ask for in the statement. This would mean asking for more specific instructions in the statement, possibly asking for applicants to base their responses
on the bullet pointed lists in the call (e.g., "base your response on key responsibilities and eligibility criteria"). </div>
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<div>Then our score sheet could list the responsibilities and eligibility criteria one by one, and for each we could provide a score of 1 to 5, add comments for each, and provide any summary notes at the end. Scores could then be tabulated, and the comments
in the sheets would be primarily for our own use to provide material for discussion.</div>
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<div>Is that too much? I guess I have been heavily influenced by SSHRC adjudication, which works like this in principle.</div>
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<div>Hope this is not unhelpful. </div>
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<div>On Mar 2, 2026, at 11:33 PM, Andrea Charette <andrea.charette@uwaterloo.ca> wrote:</div>
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We'll definitely need a rubric to assist us in assessing candidates<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>after<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>we've had the chance to interview them.</div>
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But I can't wrap my head around a rubric we would use to help identify which nominees to shortlist for interview in the first place. We will know so little about them from just the nomination (even with a 600-word statement!).</div>
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I suspect we might not have a large number of faculty knocking down the door for this opportunity. What if we required nominations to be submitted with a minimum number of supporters, then committed to offering an interview to all nominees? I am not concerned
that the number would be too great.....</div>
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Thoughts?</div>
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University Research Chair<br>
Past President, Society for Literature, Science and the Arts (SLSA)<br>
Founding Director, Critical Media Lab<br>
Department of English<br>
University of Waterloo<br>
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