Faculty

Find resources such as the Academic Personnel Manual (APM), appointment and promotion Professor series documents, review and appraisal committees, types of personnel actions, FAQ’s on the Council on Academic Personnel (CAP), guidance on preparing merit and promotion files, information on stopping the clock, COVID-19 policies and forms, and Academic Personnel forms.

Bio Sci strives to support faculty on the path to becoming scientific leaders and engaged members of the UCI community who advance through the ranks with outstanding reviews and a high level of job satisfaction. Bio Sci has created a comprehensive mentoring plan, developed by Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Karina Cramer, Ph.D., and Equity Advisor, Aimee Edinger VMD/PhD. Plans include mentoring for early career and mid-career faculty.

This is a comprehensive set of resources for search committees and department chairs that detail strategies for diverse and inclusive hiring. Download the toolkit prepared by the School of Biological Sciences’ Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI), along with additional resources including evaluation rubrics, information on bias, microaggressions, California Proposition 209, and race- and gender-neutral strategies for diversified hiring.

Inclusive teaching refers to the range of approaches and strategies to teaching that address the diverse needs, backgrounds, and learning modalities and abilities of all students to create an overall inclusive learning environment where all students feel equally valued and where all students have equal access and opportunity to learn. Learn about Universal Design for Learning, how to create inclusive classrooms, employing culturally-responsive pedagogy, and create an environment where very student thrives.

Thoughtful, evidence-based graduate admissions processes support the mission of the University and strengthen the workforce. These practices should increase the likelihood that a student admitted to a graduate program program will be among those most likely to succeed as a degree candidate and to make meaningful contributions to the learning environments and to society as a whole. Learn more about Bio Sci’s holistic review process, strategies to diversity the graduate applicant pool, fostering diversity in the context of Prop 209 and dealing with challenges with equity in graduate admissions. 

Unconscious biases are social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness. Everyone holds unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups, and these biases stem from one’s tendency to organize social worlds by categorizing. This is a collection of helpful resources about unconscious bias, how it affects  our working and learning environment and strategies to mitigate them. Included also are links to training courses, videos and modules. 

Faculty and staff diversity affinity groups foster cross-departmental social interaction, professional networking, cultural competencies, recruiting and mentoring.  Diversity affinity groups also offer the UCI community at large an opportunity to consult with group members as an information resource.