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UC DAVIS: OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES October 16, 2003 DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS RE: Delay in Implementation of Postdoctoral Scholar - Employee Title On September 22, 2003, the Office of Graduate Studies was advised by the UC Office of the President that there will be a delay in the full implementation of APM 390, "Postdoctoral Scholars." Because of difficulties with the design and administration of health and other benefit plans described in Directive 03-095, the "target date" for the implementation of title code 3252, "Postdoctoral Scholar, Employee," has been postponed from January 1, 2004 to late Spring or Summer, 2004 (exact date to be announced later). This also delays the beginning of the phased elimination of title codes 3240, "Non-Student Postgraduate Researcher" and 3370, "Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar" until July 1, 2004. Appointments can continue to be made to those titles until further notice. On the Davis campus, we have already implemented title codes 3253, "Postdoctoral Scholar, Fellow" and 3254, "Postdoctoral Scholar, Paid Direct" and will continue to use them. We will also continue to phase in the provisions of APM 390, such as time off, sick leave and grievance procedures that pertain to postdoctoral scholars in these title codes. The postponement does provide the Davis campus with time for a more orderly transition from the use of title code 3240 to other appropriate academic or staff titles for individuals who are not postdoctoral scholars. Staff from the Office of Graduate Studies is working with the Office of Academic Personnel and with the Classifications Unit in the Division of Human Resources to develop guidelines and procedures to assist faculty and staff with this transition. Graduate Studies continues to maintain a website for information regarding APM 390 and its implementation on the UC Davis campus (http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/apm390/). Questions regarding the transition may be directed to Lois Campbell in the Office of Graduate Studies (754-6447 or ldcampbell@ucdavis.edu). I apologize for any inconvenience this delay may cause, and thank you for your continued assistance in implementing this new policy. Sincerely, Jeffery C. Gibeling Dean 03-117
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