Here are some of the frequently asked questions and their corresponding answers. If you have a question not listed, please contact us.
EMPLOYMENT
How are job vacancies advertised?
How do I apply for an Extension vacancy?
What type of qualifications do I need?
What happens if my application is received after
the vacancy closing date?
Are there any employment restrictions?
How long is my application active?
Can I leave my application at any Extension Office?
How do I file an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint?
GENERAL|
Where is the Extension Human Resources Office
located?
Where is the WVU Human Resources Office located?
Where is the WVU Extension Service at the WVU Charleston Research Campus located? 
What relocation expense reimbursements do new faculty receive?
Who is eligible for tuition waivers?
Who is eligible for federal benefits?
How are job vacancies advertised?
Faculty, faculty equivalent, or graduate assistant vacancies are posted to both
Extension websites and in the appropriate professional publications to attract
potential applicants. Classified vacancies are posted to both Extension websites
and the WVU Jobs Bulletin which is published each Thursday. County-based vacancies
are advertised in the local newspaper market to attract potential applicants.
How do I apply for an Extension vacancy?
Applicants for faculty, faculty equivalent, or graduate assistant employment
must submit a credentials packet for each position for which they wish to be
considered. The credentials packet consists of cover letter, resume or vitae,
and all necessary supporting material which is sent to WVU Extension Service,
Human Resources, PO Box 6031, Morgantown WV 26506-6031.
Applicants for classified employment MUST complete a WVU
Application for Employment, Promotion, or Transfer and
Self Identification Form. The application and inserts remain active for
one year. A WVU
Position Interest Form is submitted for each position to be considered.
Applications and PIFs for classifed employment are sent directly to the WVU
Human Resources Office, Employment Unit, PO Box 6640, Morgantown WV 26506-6640.
What qualifications do I need?
Master degrees are the minimum for faculty and faculty equivalent vacancies
and the area of study is specific to the type of vacancy. Experience needed
will be determined by the vacancy search committee.
Qualifications for classified vacancies are determined by the position classification.
What happens if my application is received after the
vacancy closing date?
Only those applications received by the posting closing date can be considered
in the screening process. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure the
timely receipt of the credentials or applications in the respective offices.
Are there any employment restrictions?
All vacancies are subject to EEOC laws. In the case of non-exempt classified
vacancies, they are subject to provisions of the Higher Education Advocacy Team
(HEAT) bill in which internal applicants who meet the minimum qualifications
of the vacancy must be considered prior to consideration of external applicants.
An except to this is in the case of an external underutilized applicant who
meets the minimum qualifications of the vacancy will be considered equally with
the internal applicants. Internal applicants who have current disciplinary letters
in their Central HR personnel files will not be considered for referral until
such letters have been purged from the files. Internal applicants in probationary
periods of their current positions must have a written release from their supervisors
to pursue internal transfers.
How long does my application remain active?
Applications for faculty, faculty equivalent, or graduate assistant employment
remain active through the closing date for the specific vacancy applied. Applications
for classified employment remain active for one year.
Can I leave my application at any Extension Office?
No. Applicants must send their application packets for classified vacancies
to: WVU Human Resources, Employment Office, PO Box 6640, Morgantown, WV 26506-6640.
Credential packets for faculty vacancies are sent to: Kimberly Suder, Recruitment Manager, WVU Extension Service, Human Resources, PO Box 6031, Morgantown, WV 26506-6031.
Where is the Extension Human Resources Office located?
Where is the WVU Human Resources Office located?
It is on the second floor of One Waterfront Place, Don Knotts Boulevard, Morgantown,
WV. TIP: If you park on the top level of the adjacent parking garage,
the HR Office is to the right of the elevators as you enter the building from
the top level.
Where is the WVU Extension Service at the WVU Charleston Research Center located?
Where
is Jackson's Mill Center for Lifelong Learning located?
What relocation expense reimbursements do new faculty
receive?
Who is eligible for tuition waivers?
Benefit eligible employees can receive up to six credit hours tuition waived
per fall or spring semesters and up to six credit hours per each summer session.
See University
Tax Information regarding the taxation of tuition waivers. Graduate assistants
receive up to nine credit hours of tuition waived for fall and spring semesters
and six credit hours per each summer session.
Who is eligible for federal benefits?
Those Extension faculty members who held USDA Federal Schedule A appointments
through January 31, 2003. All new faculty have state appointments only.
