Hiring

Last Updated: September 15, 2025 2:53:53 PM PDT

Get information about the hiring process, plus tools, forms and resources.

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The campus currently has a hiring pause in place. Please click here for details.

External Recruitment/ Outreach
Staff Promotion Program
How to Use Interview Panels and Search Committees: Details on how to assemble and work with panels and search committees.
How to hire:
Background Checks: Determine when a background check is likely to be recommended and what kind of check should be performed.
- Background Check Forms
- How to Conduct Reference Checks
Overview: Moving Expenses and Relocation Allowance: Learn the important differences between moving expenses and relocation allowance and find out how they apply to newly hired faculty or staff.

Hiring Forms: Link to forms that will help you recruit and hire employees.
Online Job Description: This provides departments with a tool to create, update, route, and submit a job description.
New Employee Checklists: Link to forms, policies, and information that simplify the hiring and orientation processes. Checklists are tailored to department, supervisor, and new employee perspectives.
Checklist for Departments With New Employees
Checklist for Supervisors of New Employees

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If you are a campus employee, and still have questions, please reach out to hr@ucsd.edu.

If you are an employee of UCSD Health, please visit hhr.ucsd.edu or call (619) 543-3200.

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