Academic HR Partner , Berkeley Law

Academic HR Partner (5391C), Berkeley Law #88784

At the University of California, Berkeley , we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Mac Arthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond.

Together, we change the world.

At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth . We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.

UC Berkeley School of Law (Berkeley Law) is one of the nation's great centers for legal education, ever exploring and pushing new intellectual boundaries while tackling urgent, real-world issues. Berkeley Law is also known for its vibrant and engaged community of students and scholars who are committed to providing leadership and making a difference on problems of local, national, and global import.

The Human Resources department supports the goals and challenges of the law school by providing services which promote a work environment that is characterized by fair treatment, open communications, personal accountability, trust and mutual respect. We are committed to providing the highest level of responsive, confidential service possible, while serving as a resource of information and expertise.

The Academic HR Partner recommends, develops, implements, administers, coordinates, and evaluates Academic Human Resources policies, labor contracts, statutes, programs, and procedures covering one or more of the following: academic recruitment, appointment, and advancement; compensation and salary administration; faculty welfare programs; visa procurement; benefits; payroll; training and development; faculty misconduct; and faculty equity. The position primarily manages faculty titles, such as Professor and Assistant Professor of Law, Clinical Professor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Law (LSOE), and Visiting Professors.

The First Review Date for this job is September 28, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

Facilitates/manages the academic appointment and review process, primarily for senate faculty, identifying issues relating to policy and compensation.

• Supports and advises the Dean and Merit Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) at Berkeley Law.
• Reviews, analyzes, and generates information regarding the quality and quantity of teaching, research, and service efforts by faculty.
• Drafts and/or edits academic appointment cases, academic personnel reviews, academic appointment letters, exceptional requests and/or other decanal recommendations.
• Casework primarily consists of senate faculty, including professors, senior lecturers with security of employment, as well as endowed chair appointments or reappointments, and associate dean appointments or reappointments.
• Reviews and analyzes merit and promotion cases for faculty.
• Ensures timely submission of academic cases and shepherds them through the review process.
• Serves as primary administrative support for MRAC.
• Facilitates and provides administrative support for faculty discussions of personnel actions. (E.g. scheduling and ballots for faculty votes for mid-career reviews or promotions.)
• Implements personnel actions, mostly in partnership…