L&S Letter Templates for Short-Term Staff
This document contains templates for short-term staff (STS) appointment letters, with links to frequently used documents and policies.
General Info
See these L&S KBs for other types of appointment letter templates:
Before drafting an offer letter, you may find the following documents helpful:
Instructions
Please use the templates below to create a draft appointment letter and email to your
STS/SA HR Rep for review. You will also need to submit a copy of the instructor's CV and any related documents. Possible related documents include the following:
You will receive a signed approval via email with any corrections. The signed approval should be kept in the instructor's personnel file at the department.
For open recruitments through TREMS: Please correct your draft if necessary, and then email the final draft to your STS / SA HR Rep. The HR Rep will send the letter to the instructor via TREMS.
Offers outside of TREMS: Please correct your draft if necessary, and then mail or email the offer to your instructor along with any enclosures. Links to the enclosures are below.
Letter Templates
Furlough Attachments for Round 2:
See
Intermittent Furloughs for more details on furlough requirements. All employees have
intermittent furlough obligations except the following
Employee Classes: SA, ET, CL,
SH, Non-FTE appointments (eg: zero dollar, L-Basis), H-1B and E-3 Visa
holders, those on Position Specific Furlough or those on Workshare, and Summer
Service (SV)/Summer Session (SS) appointments.
Dates & Calendars
- Fall 2020
- Payroll start: August 17, 2020
- Payroll end: December 31, 2020
- Courses begin: September 2, 2020
- Exams end: December 18, 2020
- Spring 2021
- Payroll start: January 1, 2021
- Payroll end: May 16, 2021
- Courses begin: January 25, 2021
- Exams end: May 7, 2021
For summer sessions appointments, please reference the dates on your department's "Expense Details" report.
Academic Calendars
Calculating Gross Salary
Policy Links
L&S Instructional Visiting Faculty
Contact
For questions regarding the policy/procedures, please contact your
STS/SA HR Rep.