Dual Career Services
(Dual Career Services Protocol Manual - PDF)
1. Introduction
The University of Florida's Dual Career Services Program builds and cultivates partnerships for dual career considerations across campus and locally. The program's services are intended to make opportunities for employment accessible to relocating life partners of new UF faculty members. Although the University cannot guarantee employment, spouses and domestic partners of prospective faculty members are encouraged to inquire about this service as soon as the possibility of relocation emerges.
To meet the urgency of most dual career consideration requests, recruiting Departments or Programs are encouraged to help relocating partners connect with Dual Career Services. Below you will find information about the program and how you can make it work best for you.
2. Program Management
The Dual Career Services Program operates under the direction of the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Contact the Faculty Development office for correspondence and inquiries.
3. Definition of Terms
- Dual career refers to employment challenges facing two income families
- Dual career consideration implies an assessment of mutual interest occurring between a potential hiring Department or Unit and a relocating partner of a UF faculty member or a candidate to whom an offer to hire has been extended.
- Relocating partner is the domestic partner or spouse of a short listed applicant or candidate for a tenured or tenure-accruing faculty position at the University.
- Initiating Department refers to the home Department of the initial hire or short listed candidate for hire.
- Initial hire is the individual whose faculty appointment the initiating Department is attempting to secure.
- Receiving Department, Unit or College is the entity making a dual career consideration or requesting dual career salary support from the Provost's Office.
4. Who Qualifies for Dual Career Services?
- The relocating partner of an applicant who has been identified for a tenure-accruing or tenured position as a result of an active or targeted recruitment effort
- The partner or spouse of an existing employee whose desired retention as a tenured or tenure-accruing faculty member is in jeopardy
5. Services Provided
- Job search assistance for up to one year
- External employers networking (local and regional)
- Access to job openings and career consulting services available at UF
- Relocation information and support services (realtors, schools, churches, day care, banks etc.)
