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Non-Senate Academics

The Academic Personnel Office manages the administration, analysis, and implementation of UCR’s academic personnel policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements for all Non-Senate Academics. This page contains the collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), APM policies, procedures, and guidelines related to academic employment of all Non-Senate Academics.

To identify if a title is a Senate or Non-Senate academic, please refer to APM 110 (Section 4.4)(pdf) for an affirmative list of Academic Senate titles.

If you have questions or cannot find the policy or procedure that you need, please send an email to academicpersonnel@ucr.edu.

Working with a template provided by UC San Diego, a collaborative team from Graduate Division, Academic Personnel Office, Employee and Labor Relations, and Information Technology Solutions has developed a comprehensive FAQs about implementation of the new system-wide labor contracts for GSRs, TAs, and postdocs. This website will be updated on a regular basis, so do check it for updates.

 

  • Non-Senate Academics - General Policy Information

    Below is a list of general policies that apply to Non-Senate, Non-Represented Academic Employees:

    • Non-Senate CALL (Revised July 2021) – Appointment and Advancement Procedures (pdf
    • Non-Senate - Complaints, Concerns, and Grievances (Guidance) (pdf)
    • Non-Senate APM 140 Grievance Procedures (Local Policy) (pdf)
    • Non-Senate APM 140 Grievance Procedures (Appendix C – Grievance Form) (word)
    • Non-Senate Academic Titles - Performance Management, Corrective Action, and Dismissal (PMCAD) Policy (pdf)
    • Additional policies can be found at: https://academicpersonnel.ucr.edu/policies

  • Academic Researchers (ARU) (RA)

    Academic Researcher titles include employees in the Professional Researcher Series, Project Scientist Series, and Specialist series. The Academic Researchers Unit (ARU) is represented by the UAW and covered under the RA contract. Visiting, Supervisory, Academic Year, and WOS researcher roles are non-represented. See the Non-Senate CALL for local procedures around both represented and non-represented titles.

    • RA Bargaining Unit Contract (link)
    • Non-Senate CALL (Revised July 2021) – Appointment and Advancement Procedures (pdf)
    • Deferral Request Form (Non-Senate Series) (docx)
    • For official document templates for both represented and non-represented Academic Researchers, please email academicpersonnel@ucr.edu.
  • Academic Student Employees (ASEs) (BX)

    Academic Student Employees (ASEs) titles include Teaching Assistant (TA), Reader, Tutor, and Associate In.  Graduate Division is responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures around these titles, in coordination with the Academic Personnel Office.  ASE titles are represented by the UAW and are subject to the BX Contract.

    • BX Bargaining Unit Contract (link) (TA, Reader, Tutor, Associate In)
    • Graduate Division - Graduate Student Employee Manual (link)
    • Graduate Division Website Links:
      • General ASE Employment Information (link)
      • Graduate Student Academic Employment - Regulations and Procedures (link)
      • Graduate Student Academic Employment - Titles, Salary, and Eligibility (link)
      • Graduate Student Employment - Resources and Policies (link)
  • Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs)

    Graduate Student Researchers are graduate student employees who perform research related to the student's degree program in an academic department or research unit under the direction of a faculty member or authorized Principal Investigator.  Graduate Division is responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures around these titles, in coordination with the Academic Personnel Office.

    • Graduate Division - Graduate Student Employee Manual (link)
    • Graduate Division Website Links
      • General GSR Employment Information (link)
      • Graduate Student Academic Employment - Regulations and Procedures (link)
      • Graduate Student Academic Employment - Titles, Salary, and Eligibility (link)
      • Graduate Student Employment - Resources and Policies (link)
  • Lecturers (Unit 18) (IX)

    Lecturer Orientation:  For information on the Unit 18 Lecturer Orientation, please contact the Academic Personnel Office at academicpersonnel@ucr.edu.

    • IX Bargaining Unit Contract (link)
    • Class Visitation Report (link)
    • Lecturer Merit and Reviews Forms (link)
    • Unit 18 Access to Record (pdf)
    • Unit 18 Professional Development Fund (link)
    • Unit 18 Statement of Interest Form (link)
    • UCR Instructional Workload Credit Policies (link
  • Librarians (Unit 17) (LX)

    Librarian titles, including the ranks of Assistant, Associate, and full Librarians are represented by the UC-AFT and covered under the LX contract. Supervisory Librarian employees are non-represented and covered under APM 360 and APM 365.

    • LX Bargaining Unit Contract (link)
    • Librarian Academic Appointments and Reviews (Represented and Non-Represented (link)
    • APM 360 – Librarian Series (link)
    • APM 365 – Associate University Librarian and Assistant University Librarian (AULs) (link)
  • Postdoctoral Scholars (Postdocs) (PX)
    • Postdoctoral Scholars conduct research under the general oversight of a faculty mentor in preparation for a career position in academe, industry, government, or the nonprofit sector.  Graduate Division is responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures around these titles, in coordination with the Academic Personnel Office.

    • PX Bargaining Unit Contract (link)
    • Postdoctoral Scholar Appointment Forms (link)
    • Graduate Division Website for Postdocs (link)
    • President's Postdoctoral Fellows and UCR's Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellows (link)
  • School of Medicine Non-Senate Academics

    The School of Medicine Academic Affairs maintains local procedures in the school for Non-Senate Faculty titles, such as Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series.

    • School of Medicine Academic Affairs (Local Procedures) (link)
    • APM 278 – Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series (link)
    • APM 279 – Volunteer Clinical Professor Series (link)
    • Appraisals Checklist (Non-Senate Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor Series) (pdf)
  • Other Non-Senate Academics

    Other Non-Senate Academics, such as the Adjunct Professor Series, Academic Coordinators, and Academic Administrators are covered under APM and local procedures, such as the Non-Senate CALL.

    • Non-Senate CALL (Revised July 2021) – Appointment and Advancement Procedures (pdf)
    • Academic Coordinator Criteria Form (Optional Tool) (pdf)