You have to wait until they complete the whole interview process including
interviewing all candidates, collecting feedbacks, committee recommendation
or department faculty voting (in some cases), and dean's decision. Then, the
dean's decision will need to be approved by the provost before the HR
permits an offer to be extended to the chosen candidate by the department
head/chair. If the offer is rejected, 2nd candidate (not in the interviewing
order) will be chosen, but paperwork will still nee