Academic HR Analyst Materials Science & Engineering

Academic HR Analyst (6414C) - Materials Science & Engineering

The position involves recommending, developing, implementing, administering, coordinating, and/or evaluating Academic Personnel policies, labor contracts, statutes, regulations, programs and procedures addressing academic faculty recruitment, appointments, advancement and promotion through the ranks; compensation and salary administration; faculty welfare programs; visa procurement; benefits; payroll; training and development; faculty misconduct; faculty equity issues; and faculty awards programs. Drawing on detailed and extensive knowledge of Academic Personnel policies, labor contracts, statutes, regulations, programs, and procedures, the Academic HR Analyst oversees activities in academic recruitment, appointment and advancement/promotion;

compensation and salary administration; faculty welfare programs; visa procurement; benefits; payroll; training and development; faculty awards programs; faculty misconduct; and faculty equity in a unique academic environment.

The Academic HR Analyst supports the MSE and NE Department Chairs, the Department Managers, Academic Senate faculty and non‑Senate appointees, and specializes in academic personnel policy, procedure, academic advancement/promotion, work‑related issues governed by UC Academic Personnel policy and academic collective bargaining units. Provides analytical support for the full range of high‑level complex academic personnel matters including the development of faculty recruiting (search) priorities and strategic plans.

Advises the Chair on campus programs aimed at averting loss of faculty members to outside institutions, faculty recruitment strategies and practices. Monitors teaching, service, and leave activities and analyzes faculty workload. Analyzes faculty members’ case documents and reviews them for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to all relevant policies. Identifies and advises Chairs and/or Department Manager on potential problems that might arise during and preceding the review process.

Serves as expert consultant and resource on academic personnel issues for the department and is the primary liaison with College of Engineering Dean’s Office and related campus wide units on academic personnel matters. Implements administrative policies and procedures in the area of academic personnel, and initiates recruitment strategies related to federal and campus hiring and equity and inclusion policies and procedures.

Serves as expert consultant and resource on academic personnel issues for MSE/NE as well as its affiliated programs/faculty. As lead for faculty recruiting (search) in MSE and NE, incumbent manages MSE and NE faculty recruitments into State‑funded FTE or privately‑funded slots created by the Departments, as well as PIR, adjunct, and Unit 18 lecturer appointments. Devises recruitment strategies including ad language and placement as well as outreach efforts aimed at women and underrepresented minority groups.

Partners with the campus’s Office of Faculty Equity and Welfare (OFEW) and departmental diversity officers or committees to implement strategies to improve outreach. Provides policy guidance to faculty search committees. Prepares analytical reports in response to urgent Dean’s Office, APO, or other campus‑level or professional organizations’ queries regarding faculty equity and diversity data, including sensitive and political aspects of faculty recruitment.

Directly administers or oversees and monitors the activities of the academic human resources and payroll administration within the Department. Serves as back‑up in the absence of the Department Managers.

The First Review Date for this job is:
June 15, 2026 - Open Until Filled

Academic Personnel Management:

• Manages academic personnel administration which is essential to the success of faculty advancement cases and salary increases, faculty retention and recruitment, with attention to fairness and equity across large, multi‑faceted faculty having an international reputation to maintain. Independently determines when required academic personnel actions for MSE and NE…