Personnel Services

Visa Notices

H-1B Visa Notices:   https://iss.ucmerced.edu/h-1b-notices

Personnel Resources

Mission

The Office of Academic Personnel strives to facilitate and meet the needs of all academic appointees with the utmost professional standards of efficacy.

Goals

1. Support research and instruction through effective management of the new-hire processes for all academic appointees.
2. Support research and instruction through effective management of the tenure and merit reviews for current senate and non-senate faculty members, postdoctoral scholars and other academic appointees.

Services

• Recruitment, appointment, appraisal, promotion, equity review, and separation for all academic, staff, and UG student appointments
• Coordinate visas including, J-1, H-1B, TN, F-1with OPT/CPT status, and Permanent Residency
• Coordinate Conflict of Commitment approvals and annual reporting
• Process School level appointments (Department Chairs, Academic Administrative titles)
• Process Senate Faculty Summer Teaching appointments
• Provide school level trainings related to all functions above: Digital Measures system, AP Recruit system, Chair Recruitment trainings
• Identity Management for all academic appointees (email accounts and accesses)
• Provide information, guidance and training on SSHA Academic Personnel processes including merit, promotion, recruitment and appointment, as necessary.
• Coordinate hiring of faculty members, lecturers, postdoctoral scholars, academic specialists, visiting faculty members, readers, etc., including facilitating the recruitment processes, finalizing application materials, requesting letters of evaluation, coordinating bylaw unit access, logistical support during selection processes, administering faculty ballots and coordinating dossier submissions for higher levels of review. 
• Manage the processing of Academic Senate faculty tenure and merit reviews and Unit 18 Continuing Lecturer Reviews including collecting case materials, reviewing accuracy of materials, consulting with faculty members during case preparation, requesting letters of evaluation, coordinating bylaw unit access, administering faculty ballots and coordinating dossier submissions for higher levels of review. 
• Provide information, guidance, processing and tracking for sabbatical, Active Service Modified Duties, and other leaves or accommodations for academic (senate and non-senate) appointees.

Recruitment Guide: https://ucmerced.box.com/v/RecruitmentBinder

Personnel Action Resources: https://ucmerced.box.com/v/SSHA-AP-Resources

Forms

Many of the academic personnel forms and checklists faculty will need are available from the campus Academic Personnel Office.

Policies & Support Materials

• Benefits and Privileges (campuswide)
• Conflict of commitment, APM – 025
• Faculty Resources (campuswide)

Contact

SSHA academic personnel staff members are available to assist you with additional information and may be reached as follows:

Last Updated: October 2023

Questions: Please contact Rebecca Smith.