William Jury Vice Provost for Academic Personnel Spring Quarter Department Chair Forum May 26, 2005

Academic Personnel Issues for Discussion Analysis of file progress CALL changes Ongoing personnel policy issues and future changes Visa policy

Analysis of File Progress CHASS – 85% of merits are completed CNAS – 70% of merits are completed COE – 73% of merits are completed AGSM – 75% of merits are completed Education – 90% of merits are completed Biomed – 90% of merits are completed

Call Changes Changes are mainly clarifications and minor changes in due dates More substantive changes are still under discussion

Call Changes Difference List Conditionally or provisionally accepted items should be listed as submitted Candidates have the option of including a one page cover sheet to provide a desciption of the publication/creative work venues Teaching Load Data Form Departments are encouraged to provide a statement on teaching. The statement may be used to explain departmental teaching norms, the unusual circumstances which lead to some courses not being evaluated, and any other elements of teaching that may be unique to the department.

Policy Change Discussions Required use of teaching evaluations Service credit for overload teaching Service-driven merit cycle

Call Issues Requiring Clarification Step VI criteria Criteria for acceleration Advancement to and within AS Accelerated promotion Career review

Unresolved Personnel Issues of Concern to Faculty and Administration Step VI advancement Salary inversion Overscale and market value Pre-emptive retention

Visa Discussion Visa types: J-1 and H-1 Proposed change in visa administration at UCR

J-1 Visa Intended for researchers in training Now limited to 5 years. Processing time is 2-3 months Workload for ISC is 1-2 hours. Restrictions: Researchers could potentially be barred from changing from J-1 to H-1B status. Cost to researcher: SEVIS fee of $100, visa application fee (varies.)

H-1B Visa Intended for long-term researchers and staff titles. Limited to 6 years. Processing time of 5-8 months. (Premium is 3-5 months) Workload for ISC: 4-5 hours. Cost to department: $ application fee plus $ fraud prevention and detection fee. Additional $1, premium processing fee. Cost to researcher: visa application fee (varies).

Proposed UCR Policy for H-1B Initial appointment has to be for more than three years regardless of current visa status – except if researcher is at the end of J-1 status from previous employment or if s/he is already in H-1B status). Job titles: – Postdoctoral Scholar (formerly PGR) – Staff Research Associate – Specialist – Project Scientist No H-1B status for non-academic research or teaching employment. Any exceptions have to be approved by the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel.