{"id":29,"date":"2026-08-09T21:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T21:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-08-09T22:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T22:02:53","slug":"universities-seeking-academicians","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"Universities Seeking Academicians"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"aca-wrap aca-page-universities-seeking-academicians\">\n            <div class=\"aca-hero\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/wp-content\/plugins\/aca-academic-commission-v2\/assets\/images\/banners\/universities-seeking-academicians.webp\" alt=\"Universities Seeking Academicians - Academic Commission of Academicians\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\">\n            <\/div>\n\n            <nav class=\"aca-quicknav\" aria-label=\"ACA quick navigation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=10\">Membership<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=13\">Career Pathways<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=22\">Research<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=27\">Opportunities<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=31\">Disciplines<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=36\">Community<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=43\">Downloads<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=12\">Portal<\/a><\/nav>            \n            <section class=\"aca-intro\">\n                <p class=\"aca-kicker\">Academic Commission of Academicians | aca.edu.ge<\/p>\n                <h1>Universities Seeking Academicians<\/h1>\n                <p class=\"aca-lead\">This page is for universities and academic units that need qualified faculty, researchers, supervisors, visiting academics or specialist scholarly expertise. ACA provides a structured submission channel and does not charge universities a platform fee for posting a legitimate faculty need.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"aca-audience\"><strong>Designed for:<\/strong> Universities, colleges, departments, research units and authorized academic administrators.<\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n                    <section class=\"aca-form-panel\">\n            <p class=\"aca-kicker\">Free for universities<\/p>\n            <h2>Submit an academic faculty need<\/h2>\n            <p>Provide accurate institutional information. ACA reviews the request before any public academic job listing is published.<\/p>\n            <form class=\"aca-form\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php\">\n                <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"aca_faculty_request\">\n                <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"aca_nonce\" name=\"aca_nonce\" value=\"15a76ce1d3\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F29\" \/>                <input class=\"aca-honeypot\" type=\"text\" name=\"website\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\">\n                <div class=\"aca-form-row\">\n                    <label>Institution name<input type=\"text\" name=\"institution\" required><\/label>\n                    <label>Department \/ academic unit<input type=\"text\" name=\"department\"><\/label>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"aca-form-row\">\n                    <label>Authorized contact name<input type=\"text\" name=\"contact_name\" required><\/label>\n                    <label>Institutional email<input type=\"email\" name=\"contact_email\" required><\/label>\n                <\/div>\n                <label>Position title<input type=\"text\" name=\"position_title\" placeholder=\"e.g. Lecturer in Economics\" required><\/label>\n                <div class=\"aca-form-row\">\n                    <label>Academic discipline<input type=\"text\" name=\"discipline\" required><\/label>\n                    <label>Employment type\n                        <select name=\"employment_type\">\n                            <option value=\"FULL_TIME\">Full-time<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"PART_TIME\">Part-time<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"CONTRACTOR\">Contract<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"TEMPORARY\">Temporary \/ visiting<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"OTHER\">Other<\/option>\n                        <\/select>\n                    <\/label>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"aca-form-row\">\n                    <label>Location<input type=\"text\" name=\"location\" placeholder=\"City, Country or Remote\" required><\/label>\n                    <label>Closing date<input type=\"date\" name=\"valid_through\"><\/label>\n                <\/div>\n                <label>Qualifications and requirements<textarea name=\"qualifications\" rows=\"5\" required><\/textarea><\/label>\n                <label>Role description<textarea name=\"description\" rows=\"7\" required><\/textarea><\/label>\n                <label>Application URL (optional)<input type=\"url\" name=\"application_url\"><\/label>\n                <button class=\"aca-btn aca-btn-gold\" type=\"submit\">Submit Faculty Request<\/button>\n            <\/form>\n        <\/section>\n        \n            <section class=\"aca-section\">\n                <div class=\"aca-section-heading\">\n                    <span>01<\/span>\n                    <div><h2>What this area helps you build<\/h2><p>Practical academic development is easier when the work is divided into clear, reviewable components.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"aca-card-grid\">\n                                            <article class=\"aca-card\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-card-number\">01<\/div>\n                            <p>Free institutional submission of faculty or scholarly staffing needs through the ACA request form.<\/p>\n                        <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"aca-card\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-card-number\">02<\/div>\n                            <p>Structured information capture so candidates understand field, level, location, employment type, qualifications and application expectations.<\/p>\n                        <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"aca-card\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-card-number\">03<\/div>\n                            <p>Access to a member network that includes doctoral graduates and experienced academics across multiple disciplines.<\/p>\n                        <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"aca-card\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-card-number\">04<\/div>\n                            <p>Publication of approved opportunities with search-friendly structured information and direct application instructions.<\/p>\n                        <\/article>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n                    <section class=\"aca-section aca-longform\">\n            <div class=\"aca-section-heading\">\n                <span>+<\/span>\n                <div><h2>Detailed academic guidance for Universities Seeking Academicians<\/h2><p>This page is designed to be used as a working academic reference, not only as a short introduction.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <p>The practical value of <strong>Universities Seeking Academicians<\/strong> comes from connecting the immediate objective with the wider academic record. This page is for universities and academic units that need qualified faculty, researchers, supervisors, visiting academics or specialist scholarly expertise. ACA provides a structured submission channel and does not charge universities a platform fee for posting a legitimate faculty need. ACA therefore encourages members to treat this area as part of an integrated portfolio: qualifications, publications, teaching, research, service, leadership, collaboration and professional evidence should reinforce one another rather than exist as disconnected items.<\/p>\n            <p>For Universities, colleges, departments, research units and authorized academic administrators., the strongest approach is usually to begin with evidence already available, identify what is missing, and then set a realistic sequence of actions. The platform is intended to reduce uncertainty by making the next step visible. It does not reward unnecessary complexity; a clear, accurate and well-organized academic record is more useful than a large collection of documents that a reviewer cannot quickly understand.<\/p>\n            <p>Free institutional submission of faculty or scholarly staffing needs through the ACA request form. Structured information capture so candidates understand field, level, location, employment type, qualifications and application expectations. Access to a member network that includes doctoral graduates and experienced academics across multiple disciplines. Publication of approved opportunities with search-friendly structured information and direct application instructions. These focus areas should be documented as they develop. A publication should have accurate bibliographic details; a teaching activity should be supported by appropriate records; leadership or service should be described in terms of actual responsibilities; and institutional relationships should be represented precisely. This evidence-based approach protects the member's credibility and makes later applications, consultations and reviews more efficient.<\/p>\n            <h3>Evidence, quality and professional presentation<\/h3>\n            <p>ACA members are encouraged to maintain a master academic record inside the Academician Portal and then create shorter, purpose-specific versions for individual opportunities. This avoids repeatedly rebuilding the same history while still allowing each application or institutional conversation to be tailored to its own criteria. When a target institution has specific rules, those rules should be mapped against the member's master record so that missing items can be identified early.<\/p>\n            <p>Quality is considered across the whole profile. Publication counts can be useful planning milestones, but quality, relevance, research continuity, ethical authorship, teaching contribution, leadership and scholarly impact all matter when a serious academic profile is reviewed. ACA's role is to help members see these components together and prepare them in a form that supports legitimate institutional evaluation.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n        \n            <section class=\"aca-section aca-section-alt\">\n                <div class=\"aca-section-heading\">\n                    <span>02<\/span>\n                    <div><h2>A practical way to move forward<\/h2><p>ACA emphasizes sequence, evidence and consistency rather than rushed academic decisions.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"aca-steps\">\n                                            <div class=\"aca-step\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-step-index\">1<\/div>\n                            <div><h3>Step 1<\/h3><p>Provide accurate institutional and contact information.<\/p><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"aca-step\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-step-index\">2<\/div>\n                            <div><h3>Step 2<\/h3><p>Describe the role, field, required qualifications, employment arrangement and closing date.<\/p><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"aca-step\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-step-index\">3<\/div>\n                            <div><h3>Step 3<\/h3><p>ACA reviews the request for completeness and may seek clarification before publication.<\/p><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"aca-step\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-step-index\">4<\/div>\n                            <div><h3>Step 4<\/h3><p>Qualified academics review the opportunity and apply according to the process specified by the institution.<\/p><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"aca-section\">\n                <div class=\"aca-section-heading\">\n                    <span>03<\/span>\n                    <div><h2>What you can gain from the process<\/h2><p>The goal is a stronger academic record that is easier to understand, update and use.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <ul class=\"aca-outcomes\">\n                                            <li>A no-platform-fee channel for reaching qualified academic candidates.<\/li>\n                                            <li>Clearer vacancies that reduce irrelevant applications.<\/li>\n                                            <li>Connection to a multidisciplinary international scholarly network.<\/li>\n                                            <li>An institutional process that preserves the university&#039;s authority over recruitment and appointment.<\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/section>\n\n                    <section class=\"aca-section aca-action-guide\">\n            <h2>Turning this page into an academic action plan<\/h2>\n            <p>Reading guidance is only useful when it changes what happens next. Begin by converting the process above into dated tasks. Your first task can be: <strong>Provide accurate institutional and contact information.<\/strong>. Once that is complete, move to the next documented step rather than opening several unrelated projects at the same time. This staged method makes progress easier to measure and gives an academic mentor enough information to provide useful feedback.<\/p>\n            <p>Use the Academician Portal as the evidence layer for this plan. Update publications, profile information and relevant files when something changes, not only when an application deadline is approaching. A current portfolio makes it possible to respond more quickly to faculty opportunities, collaboration invitations and institutional reviews, and it reduces the risk of inconsistent dates or missing records.<\/p>\n            <p>The expected result is practical: A no-platform-fee channel for reaching qualified academic candidates. Clearer vacancies that reduce irrelevant applications. Connection to a multidisciplinary international scholarly network. An institutional process that preserves the university&#039;s authority over recruitment and appointment. ACA members should periodically review these outcomes and ask whether the current research, publication and career activity is actually moving the portfolio in that direction. If it is not, the plan should be adjusted before time is spent on work that does not support the intended academic goal.<\/p>\n            <p>Finally, keep the distinction between <em>preparation<\/em> and <em>formal decision<\/em> clear. ACA can help members prepare, organize, improve and connect. Universities, academic committees and other competent bodies retain authority over their own appointments, promotions, admissions, recognition and regulatory requirements. A strong portfolio does not remove that independent review; it makes the candidate better prepared for it.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n        \n            \n            <section class=\"aca-cta\">\n                <div>\n                    <p class=\"aca-kicker\">Your next academic step can begin now<\/p>\n                    <h2>Universities can submit a faculty need below. There is no ACA platform fee for the institutional request.<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"aca-cta-actions\">\n                    <a class=\"aca-btn aca-btn-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=10\">Join ACA - $94\/month<\/a>\n                    <a class=\"aca-btn aca-btn-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=48\">Ask ACA<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n        <\/div>\n        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":27,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/66"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}