Tell UC to Respect Researcher Career Advancement

Academic Researchers make significant academic contributions to the University of California. Promoting career stability is beneficial to both the University and its workers. But UC policies on Academic Researcher career advancement lack equity and fairness — this adversely affects workers’ well-being, lowers morale, and ultimately hurts the University’s ability to retain highly skilled workers who drive research and bring in essential grant funding.

We, the undersigned Academic Researchers, call on the University of California to ensure an equitable and transparent career advancement process for Academic Researchers including:

Initial job title and step placement that accurately reflects prior research experience
No pay cuts upon advancement from Postdoctoral Scholar or other UC positions
Bridge funding programs accessible to Academic Researchers at each campus

We look forward to the University’s cooperation in working toward making Academic Researcher careers more sustainable, which will allow both ARs and UC to thrive.

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Calling on UC to improve career advancement for Academic Researchers will take all of us pitching in. I commit to:

Distribute this petition to my lab's group chatAsk 5 ARs I know to sign this petitionHave face-to-face conversations with ARs in my department / building about career advancementAttend the next statewide Academic Researcher meeting about this issue

Share your story of UC's practices around career advancement (deciding on an initial step placement and rank / job title, bridge funding or lack thereof, etc.)

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Will you take a minute to sign up as a dues-paying member or re-affirm your existing membership? Your membership sends a message to UC that ARs want fair career advancement policies that are in line with our contributions to UC research.*

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