Valdosta State University
Employee Priority Job Postings


Purpose: Valdosta State University is committed to providing opportunities for incumbent staff members. One way the Department of Human Resources and Employee Development provides assistance with career advancement is by incorporating procedures to allow current VSU employees an opportunity to be referred to job vacancies before the position is opened for recruiting to the general public. The following policy and procedure statements address the manner in which this process can be accomplished.

Policy: All open positions must be posted for a minimum of five days, however the employing unit may initially designate that a position be posted with an employee priority designation or be posted on the general public website.

Positions designated for employee priority posting will be posted for a minimum of five business days on the employee priority website and only applications from current qualified VSU employees will be referred to that position. Positions not designated for employee priority posting will immediately be posted on the general public posting website.

If the employing unit identifies a successful candidate from this pool, no additional recruiting is required. If after five business days no VSU applicant has been selected, the position will be reopened and posted for recruiting on the general public website for a minimum of five additional business days. VSU employees may still apply during this open period.

Those employees classified as casual laborer/temporary workers; do not qualify for employee priority positions. As in the past, they may apply for positions on the general public posting site.

Notice to Applicants for Employment: Valdosta State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia is required by Board of Regents Policy to disqualify certain applicants for employment.

  • Those having been convicted of a criminal drug offense shall be disqualified for a period for not less than two years from date of conviction.
  • Multiple criminal drug offenses shall disqualify a candidate for not less than five years from date of most recent conviction.
  • Those convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude are disqualified unless a pardon has been granted.
All offers of employment are thereby conditioned upon the results of a Background Investigation Report which includes a criminal background check and a credit check where applicable, as well as other checks as needed.

If you wish to obtain a VSU Employment Application you can pick one up at the Human Resources and Employee Development Department at the University Center.

If you wish to apply for a faculty position please fill out a VSU Faculty Employment Application.

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