Academic HR Specialist; HR Business Partner), Bloomington HR

BL HUMAN RESOURCES (BL-HR-IUBLA)

IU Bloomington Human Resources (HR) manages day-to-day HR operations and drives the implementation of strategic people initiatives across the IU Bloomington campus. As strategic business partners, we provide subject matter leadership and consulting designed to increase workplace productivity and to develop improved processes for attracting, developing and retaining people with the required skills and aptitude to meet current and future business needs.

The core mission of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (PBS) at Indiana University in Bloomington is to unlock the mysteries of the human brain and behavior, and to prepare students to apply that knowledge to improve the lives of people around the globe.

As a part of the College of Arts and Sciences (The College), PBS is a highly multidisciplinary department, with faculty and students carrying out research ranging from molecular neuroscience to artificial intelligence.

More information about the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University.

• Manages the day-to-day HR operations for the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Program in Neuroscience, and the Cognitive Science Program supporting faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate student employees across academic, research, and administrative functions.
• Partners with leadership in the day-to-day operations of human resource management and works to strengthen engagement, streamline processes, and enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Manages and coordinates HR activities for staff and academic employees throughout the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, position changes, promotions, transfers, leaves, and separations for faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate student employees. Partners with hiring managers and academic leadership to assess staffing needs, develop recruitment strategies, facilitate hiring processes, and ensure appropriate documentation and approvals.
• Coordinates employment-based immigration processes for applicable faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and Academic Non-Employees (ACNPs), including preparing and processing visa-related documentation and collaborating with appropriate university offices to support timely processing and continued employment authorization.
• Provides HR support for academic personnel processes, including academic leaves, policy interpretation and consultation, visa coordination, and facilitation of promotion and tenure procedures.
• Initiates, processes, and monitors HR transactions, including eDocs and ePTO administration, and serves as a backup payroll processor to ensure accurate and timely completion.
• Advises department and program leadership on employee relations, performance management, staff development, policy interpretation, organizational needs, change management, and complex personnel matters, including corrective action.
• Advises supervisors and department/program leadership on compensation, position classification, salary equity, job design, organizational structure, and workforce planning. Reviews position and compensation requests, analyzes internal equity and relevant workforce data, and collaborates with IUHR partners to develop recommendations aligned with institutional guidelines and operational needs.
• Collaborate with university partners to implement university-wide HR initiatives, represent the needs of supported units, and facilitate effective communication and change management.
• Identifies opportunities to improve HR processes, communication, collaboration, and organizational effectiveness across supported units.
• Serves as Staff Appointee on the PBS Grievance Committee and Department Leader Appointee on the PBS Staff Awards Committee.

• Utilizes and applies in-depth academic and staff HR body of knowledge and skills to provide tactical guidance for HR related matters like salary administration, hiring, training, and policy interpretation.
• Resolves and provides solutions for more complex employee relations issues with continued partnership, counsel, and support from Centers of Expertise (COEs).
• Provides HR support for academic personnel processes, including administration for academic leaves, policy review and consultation, visa-processing coordination, and facilitation of promotion and tenure procedures.
• Collaborate with other business partners and managers to improve and build effective relationships to improve employee engagement and identify "high priority" retention needs.
• Coach leaders to help determine best solutions regarding policy interpretation, performance issues, workforce planning, change management, conflict resolution to ensure alignment and consistency across the university.
• Provides HR consulting and problem-solving solutions on issues to leaders and managers.
• Collaborate with HR COEs to roll out and support university-wide initiatives, ensure client's needs…