Category: News & Updates

Dear Campus Partners: As some of you may be aware, the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program’s associated faculty hiring incentive will continue.   The incentive program provides funds to support competitive recruitment of fellows and is available to support hiring qualified fellows into their first UC ladder rank position.  A primary distinction…Continue Reading President’s and Chancellor’s Fellows Faculty Hiring Incentive Program

Dear Colleagues, We are excited to share that the UCI Academic Personnel website is undergoing significant maintenance and enhancements designed to improve site navigation, accessibility, and user experience!  As part of these updates, we will also be introducing a new chatbot feature to help answer common questions quickly and efficiently. While the content of our…Continue Reading Exciting Updates Coming to the UCI Academic Personnel Website

UNIT 18 FACULTY As part of the current collective bargaining agreement between the University and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), each UC campus has provided a Professional Development Fund Pool for Unit 18 faculty covered by the agreement. All Unit 18 faculty appointees with a current appointment during the 2025-2026 academic year are eligible to…Continue Reading Unit-18 Faculty Professional Development Fund Pool

Dear Colleagues, This message is to clarify the process for managing Graduate Student Researchers’ (GSRs’) legacy vacation accruals. Prior to unionization, GSRs were eligible for vacation accrual under the University of California’s policy-covered employee guidelines, APM – 730(0)(b). Under the collective bargaining agreement, GSRs receive a bank of Paid Time Off (PTO) rather than accruing…Continue Reading Guidance on Graduate Student Researchers’ Legacy Vacation Accruals

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the second call for the Dependent Care Travel Awards (DCTA) for travel during the period from January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. This award is designed to subsidize childcare expenses related to travel for conferences, research meetings, or conducting research, as well as daycare costs during a…Continue Reading Dependent Care Travel Award Second Call for AY 2025-2026

Dear Recruit Analyst, We are happy to announce a new feature of AP Recruit called Conditional Documents.  This new feature will allow you to request documents from applicants during various stages of the recruitment process.  The goal of this new feature is to streamline collection of documents at the initial stage and allow you to…Continue Reading New Feature in AP Recruit

CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS This is a reminder that Deans may earn additional compensation for summer research or Summer Session teaching, per APM 240-18-e: Additional University Compensation. Summer Research Deans may receive up to 1/12th payment for summer research based on their annual decanal salary. In such instances, accrued vacation shall be used in proportion to…Continue Reading Summer Compensation for Deans

CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS  In accordance with guidelines issued by the Office of the President, the University of California is implementing salary increases for the titles listed below consistent with the provisions of their collective bargaining agreements. All salary scale percentage adjustments are approximate as the precise amount may vary due to rounding and modest smoothing…Continue Reading 2025-26 Academic Salary Program for Represented Academic Appointees