Compensation
Base Salary X is the minimum, guaranteed salary rate for a faculty member in the department, and it is associated with the faculty academic rank and step (but not series). X salary is also called “covered compensation” or the rate included in University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP) and benefits calculations.
The Y component of the salary is an optional additional compensation that is “negotiated” with the Department, and it is the portion of the salary that is never covered under the University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP). The Department of Radiology compares our faculty salaries every year with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) salary comparison report and sets the Y component for each faculty step and rank to ensure that our faculty salaries are competitive. Therefore, the Y salary component is determined by the Department Chair and is not truly negotiable.
Faculty may receive Z payments, which are Incentive Compensations and they are not considered covered compensation for UCRP. Z payments include: Clinical bonuses, research incentives, or administrative leadership role compensations. These Z payments are at the discretion of the Chair, the strategic needs of the department, the good standing of the faculty, and/or Department’s financial condition.
A change in Compensation generally happens at the beginning of the Fiscal Year. That means that for the upcoming year your UCSF salary may be adjusted on July 1st.
You cannot use your startup funds to increase your salary rate. If you need additional sources of funding after your date of hire, depending on the terms detailed on your appointment letter, startup funds may be used to pay a portion of your salary.
There is a limit:
Up to $40,000 or 40% of covered compensation (whichever is greater) annually and Up to 384 hours (48 days) – includes vac/weekends/holidays. Please contact Thomas McElderry for additional information.
The Department provides an annual allocation of $7,500 to each faculty member to support travel and professional development activities. For guidelines on how to use the funds, eligibility criteria and other information please contact Iola Augusto.
Academic Advancement
The number of years before a faculty member can be eligible for a merit or promotion depends on their current rank. Please see timeline below to see how many years is required at each step for the different ranks. At the Assistant and Associates faculty will spend 2 years per step (6 years total at each rank). Once a faculty is promoted to Full Professor rank, 3 years are spent at each step. Faculty may remain at Step 5 of the Full Professor rank indefinitely, or move on to higher steps after full career review.
Faculty are usually hired at the Assistant Professor Step 1 level, and the timeline for advancement is as shown in the figure above. Faculty normally spend 6 years at the Assistant rank and are eligible to be promoted to the Associate Rank when they are Step 3 of the Assistant Rank. After spending another 6 years (2 years per step) at the Associate Rank, they are eligible to be promoted to the Full Professor level, where they will then spend 3 years per step.
The Department’s Academic Affairs team and HR reviews all faculty advancement eligibity each year. Faculty who are eligible for a merit or promotion will receive an email from the department as well as a formal “Call” notification from HR to start the advancement packet preparation on Advance. Faculty will be provided with a detailed instructions on CV update and items to submit with a strict submission deadline.
Faculty also have access to their Advance systems profiles, which includes a timeline of their next eligible advancment.
The table below shows the characteristic differences between the faculty series:
Please upload your most current CV on Advance – you should keep your Advance CV updated. You can go to Advance from your MyAccess account at MyAccess.ucsf.edu. Guideline and quick start guide for the Advance system is available at https://facultyacademicaffairs.ucsf.edu/online-systems/Advance
Please feel free to contact Dr. Christine Glastonbury, Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs for any questions you have regarding merits or promotions. You can also contact Amy Pradhan for any questions you may have regarding your academic advance packets, the status of your merits or promotions, and any other questions regarding your appointment.
Research
The NIH website has great information aimed at helping guide new investigators on their application. Please take note of the NIH Pathway to Independence Awards, they may be particularly useful for a new investigator.
UCSF has centralized the pre-awards effort. You can find the person that is assigned to you by going to the OSR site. If you are having trouble getting the help that you need please contact Kathryn Wold-Murphy.
The NIH has a useful website that provides a wizard which will help you decide on what grant to apply for. Please take visit this link: https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career-development
Information can be found at UCSF Innovation Ventures at https://innovation.ucsf.edu/. If you are having trouble getting the help that you need please contact Kathryn Wold-Murphy.
The Department of Radiology has several Clinical Research Coordinators that may help you with your submission. Consult with your Research Group leader to identify the right person to help you on your submission. However, you can submit your IRB application on your own.
If your Research involves Human subjects: The site for the Committee on Human Research is located at: https://irb.ucsf.edu/research-needing-irb-review
If your Research involves animal tests and procedures: The site for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is located at: https://irb.ucsf.edu/not-human-subjects-research
If you received an award and you have not worked with the Pre-Award team or with Research Administration: Immediately contact Kathryn Wold-Murphy who will be able to help you with your new award setup.
If you worked through the Pre-Award Team: The sponsor will send a letter to the Pre-Award team who will start to set up a new account (now called chartstrings) for your grant. Once that is processed, your Post-Award Analyst will contact you to provide an account so that you can use to start spending on your grant.
Family Leave
Faculty will be granted twelve-weeks (84 consecutive calendar days) of paid childbearing leave. Individuals may elect to take leave without pay for up to one year following the birth of a child.
Yes, please contact Lorna Kwok to start the maternity leave process.
Faculty will be granted paid childrearing leave of twelve weeks (84 consecutive calendar days) – this can be taken as two six-week blocks consecutively or separately but must be used within 12 months of the birth, adoption, or placement of a child or children.
Faculty in all five series (Professor, In Residence, Clinical X, Clinical, and Adjunct) are eligible for family/maternity/paternity leave.
The Department provides ten consecutive business days, per fiscal year, of paid bereavement leave (spouse or domestic partner, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling). Faculty will not be required to make up the clinical time. Please contact Amy Pradhan for additional information.
The Department of Radiology grants a five-day fully paid leave if you are unable to work because you need to take care of your spouse/partner, child or parent.
You can also take Family Medical Leave (Unpaid) up to twelve (12) workweeks in a calendar year, continuance of health plan coverage as if on pay status, and reinstatement rights. Leave may be taken to care for your own serious health condition, to care for your child, parent, spouse, or domestic partner (same sex or opposite sex) with a serious health condition, or to care for your newborn child or a newly placed adopted or foster child. No salary accompanies FMLA, and FMLA leave may not run concurrently with disability/sick/childbearing leave awarded by your Department or the institution. In other words, should you utilize six (6) weeks sick leave or child rearing leave with pay, your remaining FMLA benefit without pay would be six weeks.
Human Resources
For visiting scholars, please contact Melinda Parangan-Chu. If your clinical section wishes for a Volunteer Clinical Professor (VCP), please contact Jocelyn Pulido. If you need to a Research Associate or Affiliates, please contact Rukayah Abdolcader.
Please contact Mabel Vigil.
- For Post-Doc hires, please contact Rukayah Abdolcader.
- For Non-Faculty Academic hires, please contact Jocelyn Pulido.
- Non-Faculty Academics – contact Jocelyn Pulido
- Post-Docs – contact Rukayah Abdolcader
- SRA/CRC – contact Mabel Vigil
Please contact Jocelyn Pulido at jocelyn.puido@ucsf.edu – (NFA Appts-Visas pdf)
IT Support
- For new faculty – please contact Ma Lourdes Palad at ma.lourdes.palad@ucsf.edu
- For existing faculty looking for a replacement, please contact Janay Hansen at janay.hansen@ucsf.edu
Contact (415) 443-3544 for PACS support.
For help with VPN - please contact ITFS at (415) 514-4100 or https://ucsf.service-now.com