Category: News & Updates

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed”]We are excited to inform you of UCI’s subscription to the Texas Tech University National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty database. This subscription offers a searchable database of diverse candidates, plus unlimited position listings for a full calendar year. Having access to sites such as this can greatly enhance our ability to expand and…Continue Reading Texas Tech University National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty – UCI Subscription

The Office of the President has called for UCI to share a list of our confirmed new faculty hires who are coming in from the President’s or Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow Program for the 2019-2020 academic year. To assist us in communicating the information they’ve requested, which will secure the necessary funding, please fill out our…Continue Reading Annual Call for 2019-2020 President’s/Chancellor’s Postdoc Fellow Program

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 the research days…Continue Reading Summer Compensation for Deans

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”#000000″] Changes associated with recent revision of APM – 285   All new appointments for Professors of Teaching (LSOE) beginning on or after October 1, 2018 are subject to the revised APM – 285 policy. The following changes below are to assist you with your appointment preparation under the new regulations: Time as…Continue Reading New Appointments Lecturer SOE Series (Professors of Teaching)

On March 22, 2019, the University and the United Auto Workers (UAW) entered into an agreement to recognize the Academic Researchers United/UAW as the exclusive representative of a unit of employees. The in-unit titles are Professional Researchers – Fiscal Year, Project Scientists, and Specialists. Because the parties will be negotiating over salary increases, the represented…Continue Reading Systemwide Formation of Researchers Academic Unit

We will have only a single call for nominations for titles of distinction in the coming academic year. In an effort to ensure that all nominations for titles of distinction, Chancellor’s Professor (internal) or Distinguished Professor/Above Scale (external), are reviewed in a timely manner, nomination files must be submitted to the Office of Academic Personnel…Continue Reading Nominations for Titles of Distinction, 2019-2020

Academic Summer Salary information for 2019 has now been updated on the AP website at: https://ap.uci.edu/compensation/summer-compensation/ GUIDELINES The 2019 summer service period begins June 17, 2019 and ends September 20, 2019. Please continue to refer to the summer additional compensation guidelines in the Academic Personnel Procedures Manual (APP), when processing summer salary. APP 9-50 provides…Continue Reading Academic Summer Salary 2019

We are excited to announce, Office of the President has recently extended the eligibility to participate in the Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP) to Professors of Teaching, beginning in the 2019-20 academic year. Professors of Teaching will be held to the same standards and guidelines as ladder-rank faculty eligible to apply for the program. All…Continue Reading Professors of Teaching (LSOE Series) Participation in the Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP), 2019-20 Call for Compensation Requests

Section 011, Academic Freedom, Protection of Professional Standards, and Responsibilities of Non-Faculty Academic Appointees (APM-011)   The University invites comments on a proposed new Academic Personnel Manual Section 011 (APM-011), Academic Freedom, Protection of Professional Standards, and Responsibilities of Non-Faculty Academic Appointees. Currently, APM-010 (Academic Freedom) defines academic freedom as it pertains to faculty and…Continue Reading Systemwide Review of Proposed New Academic Personnel Manual

UC and the United Auto Workers (UAW) 5810 have reached an agreement on the composition of the Academic Researchers Unit, a new bargaining unit at UC campuses and Schools of Medicine will include professional researchers, specialists, project scientists, and coordinators of public programs.  In addition, certain individuals appointed in visiting academic researcher titles will also…Continue Reading New Bargaining Unit for Academic Researcher and Mandatory Posting