Frequently Asked Questions - Position Control

The near-term goal is to ensure that campuswide staffing costs are reduced by $50M (approximately 500 positions).

The following types of positions are excluded.

• Student appointments.

• Contract and grant funded positions, unless they are moved to central funds for more than 6 months.

• Academic titles: all faculty, as defined in APM 110-4(15) (e.g. ladder ranked faculty, adjuncts, Professors in Residence, all the Unit 18 titles such as lecturers, etc.).

• Researchers, Project Scientists, and Specialists (except where hired on non-grant funds).

• Positions funded by resources directly controlled by the faculty as identified by chart fields 1 and 2 (e.g. start-up package, retention, etc.).

• Chairs, Academic Directors, and Deans.

• Specialists and Advisors in Cooperative Extension.

• Academic Coordinators (currently reviewed by the Academic Personnel Office).

• Librarians (currently reviewed by the unit head).

• Post docs.

• GSIs and GSRs.

• Extension instructors.

• Readers and Tutors or other routine seasonal large scale hires.

Recruitments for all limited appointment positions do require approval.

Endowments and other philanthropically funded positions need to go through position control. The review is to determine whether the full costs are covered by the funding source, or if it is creating “hidden” costs that impact general funds; and “cost of ownership” in the long term.

Requests for approval to hire should be sent to the Chancellor, EVCP, Vice Chancellor, Dean, CFO, or University Librarian, as appropriate, with compelling justification via the list of designated communicators. They will evaluate the justification and decide which requests to approve, and notify the hiring manager of their final decision.

If the request to fill the position has been approved, the requisition along with the approval email from the designated communicators should be submitted to Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) via an HR ServiceNow ticket.

The faculty should continue to follow whatever process they are currently using to submit requests to recruit for these positions which may vary by school or college. In some cases they go through the Research Administrator, others go through the HR Partner. There is no need to change the process or to go through the designated communicator.

BRS, the Research Administrators and HR Partners will work together to get information to the recruiters via ServiceNow that identifies these positions so they can be posted.

All parties recognize the importance of meeting business needs in a timely manner, especially those that are urgent. The length of time to approve will vary depending on a variety of factors such as volume of requests and levels of review.

“Positions funded by contracts and grants” refers to the funding source, not the type of appointment, and those positions that are fully grant or contract funded are not subject to position control unless the position is moved off of those funds and onto a different funding source for more than 6 months.

Employment contract positions are temporary appointments with an end date and require position control approval. Contract extensions also need to be submitted for approval.

HR Partners should send contract appointment renewals back to the division if they have not been approved through the designated communicator for that specific division.

Requests to hire Contract and Grant funded positions which are moved to central funds for more than 6 months should be submitted after approval has been provided through the designated communicator following the unit’s review procedures.

These positions fall under position control and must be reviewed following the unit’s approval process.

Since student positions are excluded from position control, no approval is needed for these positions. They may be submitted for posting following your regular process.

Recruitment for these positions do require approval.

Recruitment for these positions do not require approval.

Before the possibility of a sign-on bonus allowance may be discussed with candidates or recruiters, the use must be pre-approved by both the Chancellor and the Presidents executive office.