Graduate Assistants: Graduate Assistants (GAs) are, first and foremost, graduate students pursuing an education. The opportunity to work closely with faculty members and undergraduate students in teaching, research, or administrative environments is an integral part of that education.
To hire a Graduate Assistant complete the CBMG Graduate Assistant Appointment Form and submit completed form to your CBMG Business Manager for Research Assistants.
Hourly Student Workers: To hire an hourly student worker complete the CBMG Hourly Student Appointment Form.
Post-Docs and other Research Faculty
A postdoctoral (Post-Doc) appointment is a temporary one designed to give individuals an opportunity to conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor and to prepare for careers in higher education, government, industry, and other sectors of the economy. For many, Post-Doc work is a critical step in securing future employment.
An individual with a Post-Doc appointment at UMD:
To hire a Post-Doc you will need to compete the CBMG Post-Doc/Research Faculty Request form–PDF and submit it directly to your Business Manager. Keep in mind that all faculty appointments, including Post-Docs, require CBMG APT approval.
To hire Non-Entry Level Postdocs/Researchers/Instructors, etc - Contact Errica Philpott (errica@umd.edu). The CBMG AEP (Appointment, Evaluation, Promotion) process takes 2 weeks to complete.
Other Research Faculty Appointments
There are several Professional Track Faculty (PTK) titles that are available for use to hire a non-tenure track faculty member to work on specified research projects. The titles mainly used in CBMG are:
To hire a research faculty member using one of these titles, you should first draft a job description identifying what this individual will be doing and send it to your Business Manager to start the process. Your Business Manager will work with you to determine the most appropriate title and facilitate the recruitment and hiring. Keep in mind that all faculty appointments, including Post-Docs, require CBMG APT approval.
Contractual Support Staff
TBA
Faculty and Gradate Assistants on 9 or 9.5-month appointments are eligible to receive summer appointments. There are two types of summer appointments available:
Setting Up Summer Appointments
Faculty – Summer appointments are processed starting in May. An email will go out to all faculty in the first week of May to collect summer work plans for the year. Faculty should work with their Business Managers to identify summer salary funding sources.
Graduate Assistants (GA) – Faculty requesting summer appointments for graduate students should complete the CBMG Graduate Assistant Appointment Form and submit this to their Business Manager. Please keep in mind that current Graduate Assistants on 9.5-month appointments will not be paid in the summer without a unique Summer Appointment.
Additional Notes on GA Summer Appointments :
Tuition Remission (Faculty, Staff, GA)
Information about Tuition Remission eligibility can be found at: https://uhr.umd.edu/benefits/tuition-remission/eligibility/
Faculty/Staff and Dependents On-Campus
Application for tuition remission is completed on-line. An electronic form called “TR-ELF” is available on the ARES website, by selecting ELF. Here are instructions on how to complete the electronic ELF form.–PDF
Faculty/Staff and dependents at Other USM Institute
If you or your dependent are taking classes at a USM campus other than College Park, please submit the paper tuition remission form to the Human Resources Office in 1117C Patuxent Building. Requests are made prior to the semester you are taking classes; they must be completed each semester.
Graduate Assistants
Tuition remission for gradate assistants will be processed automatically. Questions in regards to your tuition remission status can be directed to Daisy Mason at dcmason@umd.edu. Additional information regarding tuition remission can be found on the UHR Benefits Website.
Parental Leave
Staff
Faculty
Family and Medical Leave (FML)
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law designed to help employees balance the demands of the workplace and the needs of their families by allowing for unpaid job and benefits protected leave for certain family and medical reasons.
Staff
Detailed information about faculty FML procedures are found at: https://www.faculty.umd.edu/faculty/leave.html#fmla
Faculty FML Request Form – Word Doc
Employee Grievances
Job-related grievances can be directed to your supervisor or the HR Coordinator Kibbi Henderson at kibbihen@umd.edu or 301-405-2035.
University Staff Relations is also available for providing advice and assistance to employees, administrators, managers and supervisors on a variety of employee relations issues. Please contact Kibbi in iHR to connect with a Staff Relations Specialist.
Please use this link to access current and past AFSCME Nonexempt and Exempt Memorandums of Understanding (MOU): https://uhr.umd.edu/staff-relations/memoranda-of-understanding/