Delegations of Authority for Academic Personnel Actions

On October 1, 2006, the Vice Provost-Academic Personnel, was delegated the authority by then-Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw to administer the academic personnel program for the UC Davis campus, including development of implementing procedures and application of the UC academic personnel policies.

This site provides guidance for understanding delegations of authority regarding academic personnel actions. These authorities are official only when documented in an official policy or delegation of authority at http://manuals.ucdavis.edu/da.

A: Approval authority RP: Review for adherence to policy I/R: Initiate action/Recommend R: Review R/R: Reviews/Recommends O: Optional Ad Hoc or Standing Committee review Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Unit 18 MOU) Dean's Review Ad Hoc/Stand Final Review Appointment Lecturer 1 I/R RP A Senior Lecturer 2 I/R RP R/R A Reappointment Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (under 6 years service) 2 I/R RP A 1 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer to Initial Continuing Appointment 2 I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A 1 Merit Lecturer/Sr Lecturer after Initial Continuing 2 I/R RP R/R A 1 Accelerated Merit Lecturer/Sr. Lecturer after Initial Continuing 3 I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A Promotion From Lecturer to Senior Lecturer 1 I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A 1 When proposed salary rate initially goes above Assoc Prof I, approval of Vice Provost Academic Personnel is required. 2 Approval of salary rate above 47% of the maximum of the appropriate salary scale requires President/Regents approval 3 Dean's office must notify VP-AP of intent to use permanently budgeted, previously allocated faculty FTE