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Academic Personnel Analyst 3 (7715U), Gender and Women's Studies - 66323

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Departmental Overview

The Department of Gender & Women's Studies offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the formation of gender and its intersections with other relations of power, such as sexuality, race, class, nationality, religion, and age. Though this position supports all three departments in the AGES Cluster, the position resides within the GWS org.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: Monday, April 15, 2024

Responsibilities

• Facilitates/manages the academic review processes, identifying issues relating to policy and compensation.
• Oversees entire appointment and review process and maintenance of all Senate and non-Senate appointments.
• Manages Senate and non-Senate academic personnel case preparation in compliance with University policy. Works within APBears for Academic Caseload.
• Manages the cluster departmental voting process for promotion and recruitments.
• Independently reviews, analyzes and makes recommendations related to faculty related to sabbatical supplementation, research recall, and teaching recall appointments.
• Independently researches all relevant data records and information pertaining to each academic personnel review and maintains staffing list in order to notify candidates of reviews.
• Administers merit/promotion cases using UC Path Case Tracker.
• Enters appointments in the UC Path system and maintains personnel actions as required in UC Path.
• Coordinates with Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) payroll transactions for faculty, lecturers, GSIs and work-study.
• Prepares hiring request for faculty and lecturer summer appointments.
• Provides individual timeline to each candidate for review of cases that detail specific deadlines and provides procedures to candidates for their cases.
• Ensures procedures, deadlines, and requirements are conveyed to relevant faculty regarding personnel actions.
• Assists in staff coverage for Gender and Women's Studies and African American Studies when other staff members are out, directing students as needed.
• Provides assistance to the GWS Chair on special projects.
• Analyzes and interprets guidelines and policies to provide advice and counsel to unit clients.
• Provides strategic advice and counsel to unit heads by analyzing and interpreting system-wide can campus policies, collective bargaining agreements, academic personnel procedures and practices.
• Provides administrative, executive, and analytical support to the Chairs.
• Composes correspondence for the Chair's signature, maintains schedule of pending matters and schedules appointments.
• Ensures Chair's directives are disseminated to faculty on a timely basis.
• Analyzes data and advises Chairs' on the best alternatives and strategies on a variety of topics.
• Interprets, communicates, and implements academic personnel policies and procedures.
• Ensures academic cases are handled smoothly.
• Coordinates the academic search process, including placement of ads, drafting of search plans, and conducting the initial screening of materials submitted.
• Works with the departmental search committees to schedule interviews and seminar presentations for perspective faculty candidates.
• Posts tenure-track and non-tenure track positions in journals and on websites.
• Works with the new AP recruit system. Sets up visits, travel and hotel arrangements for visitors for job talks.
• Identifies and customizes training needs for diverse constituencies.
• Researches and provides strategic advice and counsel to the Chairs by analyzing and interpreting system-wide and campus policies, collective bargaining unit agreements, academic personnel procedures and practices.
• Independently analyzes data and advises Chairs on the best alternatives and strategies on a variety of topics.
• Directs faculty to appropriate resources.
• Facilitates all ASE and student hiring.

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of and ability to apply / interpret organization and campus policies and procedures which govern Academic Personnel.
• Thorough knowledge of organization and campus goals, priorities and values and the legal and human implications of decisions.
• Thorough knowledge of systemwide and organization policies, union contracts, procedures and practices that govern academic personnel administration.
• Knowledge of trends in academia, especially in areas of academic planning, human resource management and administration.
• Ability to analyze complex management issues, develop project scope and solutions, give professional advice to senior officials and make critical decisions regarding personnel.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
• Excellent critical and innovative thinking to address moderately complex issues and present nuanced analyses.

Education/Training:

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $77,600.00 - $109,000.00.

• This is a 100%, full-time (40 hours per week), career position that is eligible for full UC benefits.
• This position is exempt and paid monthly.
• This is a hybrid position, eligible for up to 40% remote capability.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, please see the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission poster.

The University of California's Affirmative action policy.

The University of California's Anti-Discrimination policy.

Referral Source Info

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