Post on 31-Mar-2015
Student Academic Titles, Part I
Contacts (cont’d)
Staci Richards
x4669 staci.richards@hr.ucsb.edu
HR Employee and Labor Relations Analyst
Jennifer Ramirez
x4342 jennifer.ramirez@graddiv.ucsb.edu
Graduate Division Academic Appointment Analyst
Academic Personnel ContactsKaren Moreno
x5429 karen.moreno@ap.ucsb.edu
Social Sciences, Education, Creative Studies, Humanities and Fine Arts (except those listed below)
Viktoriya Filippova
x5428 viktoriya.filippova@ap.ucsb.edu
Physical Sciences, Bren School, Engineering, Depts. of Art, History of Art and Architecture,Theater and Dance, MATP
Stephanie Jordan
x3445 stephanie.jordan@ap.ucsb.edu
PPS questions, intercampus payments, leave credit tracking
Cindy Doherty
x8332 cindy.doherty@ap.ucsb.edu
Resources• Red Binder- campus Academic Personnel policies and
procedures
• Academic Student Employment Unit MOU
• Salary Scales
All online: https://ap.ucsb.edu/
Titles
Represented:•Teaching Assistant•Associate•Reader•Remedial Tutor I & II
Non-Represented:•Graduate Student Researcher
Titles• Definition• Criteria for appointment• Responsibilities• Terms of employment• Approval authority
General Information
Limitation on Service
- by % time (50% or less, one year or less)—all
- by quarters (12 quarters max)—TA and Associate
- exceptions—as stated in RB
Pay Schedule
- TA & Associate: 9/9, fall start can be 9/1 or 10/1
- Readers, Remedial Tutors: 9/9
- GSR: 11/12
General Information (cont’d…)
Exempt Status
- all titles, including students
- no overtime or comp. time
- paid on monthly pay schedule
- may be hourly or monthly pay basis
Combined with other titles
- academic title usually establishes pay schedule
- coordinate with other employing department(s)
General Information (cont’d…)
Benefits
•All Titles:
- UCHIP
- Fee Remission
- Childcare Reimbursement
•Represented Titles:
- Leaves
Health Benefits (UCSHIP)• A registered graduate student with academic student
appointment(s) totaling 25% time or more is eligible to receive UC Student Health Insurance Program (GSHIP) premium remission for the Student Health Insurance Program
Fee Remission• A registered Grad Student in an academic student
appointment(s) totaling 25% time or more
• Eligible for the University’s Fee Remission Program for the Educational and Registration Fees
• Amount of remission based on title and percent time
Childcare Reimbursement• Article 4 of MOU
• For preschool expenses – up to $2,400 per year ($600 per quarter) for ASEs with at least a 25% appointment. Now available during Summer Session up to a total of $600 for full summer period
Leave Benefit • Article 17 of MOU
• Personal illness/injury• Childbirth, adoption• Family emergency
Academic Student Employees (ASE) Agreement (part of UAW, AFL-CIO)
• Current Contract 12/3/10-9/30/13• System-wide contract (except UCSF)• Covered Titles:
• Associate• TA• Reader • Remedial Tutor I, II
Key Points of Contract• Workload• Conditions of Employment• Required Documentation• Grievance
Academic Judgment• Maintained by UC, not contract
Administrative Points of Contract• Open Positions• Description of duties for L&S/Other Departments• Appointment Notification Letters
All on AP website: https://ap.ucsb.edu/employment/academic.student.employee.positions/index.cfm
Teaching Assistant (TC 2310) RB IV-6 Definition:•Registered UC graduate student in full time residence•Chosen for excellent scholarship, and promise as a teacher•Serves an apprenticeship under supervision of a regular faculty member
Criteria:•Must maintain good academic standing•Enrolled in a graduate program with a minimum of 8 units per quarter to be considered full time
Teaching Assistant (cont’d…)
Responsibilities:•Conduct a lab or discussion section under supervision of a faculty member•Cannot be given responsibility for instructing entire enrollment of course
Terms of Employment:•One academic year or less•“…contingent upon the appointee being a registered grad student in good standing for the duration of appointment”•Max. 50% as TA or in combination with other appts; 12 quarter limit
TA Approval Authority• All actions – Dept. Chair, with Graduate Division
certification, including 75% time and 13-15 quarter appointments
• Exceptions – prior approval from the Dean of the Graduate Division
• Exceptions – work up to 75% time and employment in 13-15 quarters, chair approval
• By exception, Grad Division approval, 16-18 quarters
TA Supervision and Review• Selection, supervision, and training of TAs is the
responsibility of the teaching department
• Written evaluation by overseeing faculty member conducted on a quarterly basis
TA Salary Scale 10/1/11 10/1/12
Annu al 1/9 M onthly Q uarterly Annu al 1/9 M onthly Q uarterly
Teaching Assistant (2310)
34,618 3 ,846.44 11,539.32 35,310 3,923.33 11,770.00
Associate (TC 1506)RB IV-3Definition:•Currently enrolled UC graduate student•Independent instruction of course•Instructor of record
Appointment Criteria:•Max 50% time•Good academic standing•Master’s Degree or advancement to candidacy, 1 year teaching experience
Associate (cont’d…)
Responsibilities:•Entire instruction of the course•Upper division requires pre-approval of CCGE•May not evaluate fellow grad students
Terms of Employment:•Within 4 year limit for advancement to doctoral candidacy•Within 7 year limit of degree
Associate, (cont’d…)
Approval Authority:•Dean, with prior approval of Dean of Grad. Division
How to Hire an Associate• Dept. letter of recommendation (RB IV-3)• UC Biography form• Teaching Evaluations• Graduate Transcript• Deadline: at least 6 weeks prior to start of the quarter
Associate Salary—1/9 rate
10/1/11
10/1/12
ACADEMIC YEAR Annual Range 1/9 Monthly Range
Annual Range 1/9 Monthly Range
(1506) 36,271 - 42,996 4,030.11 - 4,777.33
36,996 - 43,856 4,110.67 - 4,872.89
Salaries within the Range
Salaries within the Range
Annual 1/9 Monthly
Annual 1/9 Monthly
36,271 4,030.11
36,996 4,110.67
36,975 4,108.33
37,715 4,190.56
37,815 4,201.67
38,571 4,285.67
38,640 4,293.33
39,413 4,379.22
39,434 4,381.56
40,223 4,469.22
40,321 4,480.11
41,127 4,569.67
41,253 4,583.67
42,078 4,675.33
42,044 4,671.56
42,885 4,765.00
42,996 4,777.33
43,856 4,872.89
ReaderRB IV-8, APM 420Definition, Responsibilities:•Grades homework and exams•Cannot be given duties normally assigned to a Teaching Assistant
Appointment Criteria:•Can be undergrads or graduate students, or non-students•Paid on an hourly basis•Maintain minimum 3.0 GPA•Have earned at least a grade of “B” in the course (or equivalent) for which hired
Reader (cont’d…)
Terms of Employment:• Graduate students Readers must work a minimum of 100
hours during quarter to be eligible for applicable benefits• Appointments should be entered into Graduate Student
Fee Remission (GSFR) system for readers who work at least 100 hours in a quarter
Approval Authority:• All actions – Dept. Chair (Grad. Division post-audit)
Reader Pay Scale
Salary S cale Salary S cale 10/1/11 10/1/12 Hourly Hourly
Reader
With Baccalaureate 13.23 13.49 Without Baccalaureate 12.57 12.82
(2850- Gship 2851-non-Gship 2500-non-student)
Remedial Tutor I & II
• Assist in understanding course concepts, solutions to problems, study strategies, methods for independent work, exam prep
• Can be graduate students or qualified undergrads• Used in CLAS and Economics• Paid Hourly
Remedial Tutor Rates
10/1/11 10/1/12
Hourly
Hourly
Remedial Tutor I Single Student Sessions
13.23
13.49 Group Sessions 17.79 18.15 (2288-Gship 2280-Non-Gship)
Remedial Tutor II Single Student Sessions
15.90
16.22 Group Sessions 20.45 20.86 (2289-Gship 2290- non-Gship)
Graduate Student Researcher (GSR)RB IV-10Definition:•Registered UC graduate student•Assists faculty with scholarly research•Chosen for high achievement and promise as creative scholars•May collaborate in publication with faculty•May not be assigned teaching or administrative duties
GSR (cont’d…)
Appointment Criteria:•Steps I-X•Consistency within department•Must hold BA/BS degree•Full time registered UC graduate student •GPA 3.0 or above•Maximum 50% (total appointment)•100% employment permissible in summer and between quarters•Fiscal year appointment
GSR (cont’d…)
• Title code 3276 – GSR, no fee remission• Summer appointment
• Title code 3276 – GSR – partial fee remission• Appointment up to 34%
• Title code 3284 – GSR Full tuition and full fee remission• Appointment 35% time or more
GSR (cont’d…)
Terms of Appointment:•Appointment for 1 year or less•Source of compensation must permit research
Approval Authority:•Chair with Grad Division certification, including up to 75% time and employment in 13-15 quarters•All other exceptions – Prior approval from the Graduate Division
GSR Salary Scale
Salary Scale Salary Scale
10/1/11
7/1/13
Rank Step Annual Monthly Hourly
Annual Monthly Hourly
Graduate Student I 33,396 2,783.00 15.99
34,068 2,839.00 16.32 Researcher II 35,988 2,999.00 17.24
36,708 3,059.00 17.58
III 39,912 3,326.00 19.11
40,716 3,393.00 19.50
(3266-no remission IV 43,116 3,593.00 20.65
43,980 3,665.00 21.06 3276- partial remission V 45,984 3,832.00 22.02
46,908 3,909.00 22.47
3284-full remission) VI 48,120 4,010.00 23.05
49,080 4,090.00 23.51
VII 51,972 4,331.00 24.89
53,016 4,418.00 25.39
VIII 56,112 4,676.00 26.87
57,240 4,770.00 27.41
IX 60,624 5,052.00 29.03
61,836 5,153.00 29.61
Comp Group A58 X 65,460 5,455.00 31.35
66,768 5,564.00 31.98