Faculty Affairs and Academic Programs
Engineering Diversity: Broadening Applicant Pools, Evaluating Objectively, and Attracting Diverse Faculty to the Jacobs School of Engineering
UC San Diego, 2016-2017
Project Principal Investigators
Pamela Cosman, Faculty Equity Adviser, Jacobs School of Engineering
Albert Pisano, Dean, Jacobs School of Engineering
Becky Petitt, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Project Abstract
Through the leadership of the Jacobs School of Engineering Dean and plans for substantial hiring in 2016‐17, this project consisted of four elements: targeted outreach to minority applicants, use of written evaluation tools (rubrics), job support mechanisms for spouses or partners, and the building of a faculty diversity cohort. The additional support was thought to be particularly important in handling the challenges of meeting new faculty members’ family needs such as child or eldercare responsibilities or partner employment. The project also drew on recent enhancements to family accommodations, recent evidence‐based review of recruitment efforts, a database of Latino(a) engineers around the country, and campus‐wide efforts to build an inclusive climate.