The BSE’s Academic Personnel Office handles matters related to academic appointments, promotions, and merit reviews. We work in close collaboration with the campus Academic Personnel Office to ensure proper handling of personnel cases for faculty, lecturers, program coordinators, and many other titles. This page provides links to basic resources and information.
Please feel free to reach out to the Academic Personnel Team with any questions you have. For questions regarding Senate, Adjunct and Visiting Faculty please email bseap_senate@berkeley.edu . For questions regarding Non-Senate Academic titles including Unit-18 covered titles please contact bse_academicpersonnel@berkeley.edu
General Resources
Academic Personnel Policies
- The University of California Academic Personnel Manual (APM) describes system-wide policies and practices related to all academic titles.
- Section II of the manual describes UC-wide appointment and promotion policies for all titles.
- The Berkeley Academic Personnel Office helps departmental Academic Personnel offices stay up to date, consistent, and to coordinate their work across campus.
- UCOP’s Academic Personnel Office similarly helps develop system-wide policies and practices.
Compensation & Benefits
- Berkeley Regional Services’ ProS Region handles payroll and benefits for the BSE.
- The UC Office of the President (UCOP) posts systemwide Compensation/Salary Scale information
Faculty Handbooks
- The UCOP Faculty Handbook serves as a quick reference to important system-wide policies and resources.
- The BSE Faculty Handbook (requires your @berkeley.edu login) highlights policies, practices, and resources specific to the BSE and its constituent programs.
Resources for Senate and Adjunct Faculty
Ladder-rank Faculty Manual
- The Berkeley Manual of Academic Personnel (“BMAP”; requires your CalNet login) describes Berkeley-specific policies and processes for ladder-rank faculty, with a focus on reviews and advancements.
Merits & Promotions
- The Academic Personnel at Berkeley Electronic Achievement and Review System (“APBears”; requires your CalNet login) is the system to submit, route, and monitor your merit and promotion cases. See here for more information.
Resources for Non-Senate Faculty
BSE Non-Senate Titles
Unit-18 (IX Unit) Series
- Lecturer
- Supervisor of Teacher Education (STE)
- Teacher Special Programs (TSP)
Academic Researchers (RA Unit) Series
- Researcher Series
- Specialist Series
- Coordinator of Public Programs Series
Academic Coordinator Series
Field Program Supervisor Series