Personnel Process for Project Scientists

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Personnel Process for Project Scientists

• Jo Anne Boorkman,
• Academic Assistant to the Vice Provost Academic
  Personnel

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Overview of the Process

• Where to find information
• Vice Provosts Web page
• http//academicpersonnel.ucdavis.edu
• Academic Personnel Manual
• APM 311 Project (e.g. Scientist) Series
• http//www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/apm-31
  1.pdf
• Academic Federation
• http//academicfederation.ucdavis.edu/personnel.c
  fm

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Office of the Vice Provost Academic
Personnel http//academicpersonnel.ucdavis.edu
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Appointments, Merits Promotions http//academi
cpersonnel.ucdavis.edu/amp.cfm

• ACADEMIC FEDERATION
• Annual Call for Academic Federation Members
• APM-200AF
• Academic Administrator and Academic Coordinator
  Series
• Academic Administrators and Academic Coordinator
  Comparison
• Comparison of Research Titles
• Implementation of the Professional Research Scale
• General Library (Librarians Peer Review)
• Review of Members on the Joint AF/Senate
  Personnel Committee
• Academic Federation Website
• Guidelines and Samples for Composition of
  Academic Federation Peer Groups and Voting Groups
  
• Summary Peer Group Voting Charts (downloadable
  Excel files)
• College of Agricultural Environmental Sciences
• College of Biological Sciences
• College of Engineering
• College of Letters and Science

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Comparison of Research Titleshttp//academicperso
nnel.ucdavis.edu/comparison_of_research_titles.htm

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Delegation of Responsibilityhttp//academicperson
nel.ucdavis.edu/delegations/delegations.cfm?page1
0
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Salary Scale for Project Scientists http//www.uc
op.edu/acadadv/acadpers/tab0506/table42.pdf
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Academic Personnel Attributes Chart http//academ
icpersonnel.ucdavis.edu/attributes.htm
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Criteria for appointment, merit and promotion,
APM 311

• Must have earned a doctorate or its equivalent
• Demonstrated significant, original and creative
  contributions to a research or creative program
  or project
• Professional competence and activity
• University and public service are encouraged but
  not required

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Preparing your dossier

• Candidates Statement (1-5 pages) optional
• Position Description
• Publication List
• Manuscripts published, in press, submitted, and
  in preparation
• Other Updated resume that includes
• Professional contributions and activities
• University service
• Public service
• List of grants, honors and awards, projects

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Department Personnel Forms

• Annual Call
• AF appointment, merit and promotion checklists
• http//academicpersonnel.ucdavis.edu/mp_checklist_
  proj_sci.doc

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Joint Academic Senate/Federation Personnel
Committee (JPC)

• Committee composition and charge
• http//academicfederation.ucdavis.edu/joint_pc.cfm
  
• Charge
• Membership
• Project Scientist
• Links to forms and checklists
• Comparison chart
• Sample position description
• Salary scale

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Dossier Tips

• Stephen Grattan, Specialist in Cooperative
  Extension and JPC chair 2005-06