@article{TEXTUAL,
      recid = {14482},
      author = {Duffy, Margaret L. and Barnes, Liza Y. and Wirz,  Christopher D. and Ranganathan, Meghana and Freilich, Mara  A. and Freese, Lyssa M. and Lalk, Ellen and Wilcots, Julia},
      title = {Factors influencing underrepresented geoscientists'  decisions to accept or decline faculty job offers in the  US},
      journal = {Communications Earth & Environment},
      address = {2025-01-29},
      number = {TEXTUAL},
      abstract = {Many geoscience departments in the United States (US) are  working to recruit faculty from underrepresented groups.  However, there is little information about how hiring  practices are perceived by candidates. Here we address this  gap by interviewing 19 geoscientists who identify as an  underrepresented race, ethnicity, or gender who recently  declined a tenure-track faculty job offer in the US about  their faculty job searches, with an emphasis on their  decisions to accept or decline an offer. We find that many  participants experienced hiring practices inconsistent with  existing recommendations to increase faculty diversity, and  some participants were subject to uncivilized, even  potentially discriminatory, practices. Therefore, we  leverage our results to provide actionable recommendations  for improving faculty recruitment efforts. We highlight  that departments may doubly benefit from improving their  culture: in addition to benefiting current members, it may  also help with recruitment. Overall, our findings emphasize  the need for continued evaluation of faculty hiring  practices.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/14482},
}