Information for New Faculty
Last Updated: October 25, 2022 3:34:59 PM PDT
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If you are new to UCSD, check out these links for information to help you get familiar with life on campus, housing options, and more.
New to UC San Diego
- Get your Campus Card
- Parking and Transportation - Find the best way for you to get to campus
- News and Information - Keep current with campus activity
- Find a mentor - Departments can vary greatly from each other. Get department-specific guidance with a Faculty Mentor.
- Find out about campus life, activities and staff associations at UCSD.
- Find personal services such as post offices and ATMs at UCSD.
- Read about payment and reimbursement for moving expenses.
Housing
- Housing Resources offers links to information about housing resources for faculty and staff.
- Search online for faculty sabbatical rentals and other vacancies.
- La Jolla del Sol offers off-campus condominium rentals for faculty and other eligible individuals.
- Framework Apartments - renting to staff and faculty.
- Faculty housing assistance includes the Mortage Origination Program and the Faculty Recruitment Allowance Program (eligibility is limited).
Family and child care
- Review Academic Affairs' family accommodation policies and programs to help balance the needs of an academic career and family.
- Child care resources include part- and full-time day care, camps, recreation programs, a lactation program, and referrals to area child care providers.
- Read about the flexible workload program for faculty with substantial parental responsibilities.
Assistance programs
DisAbility Counseling and Consulting (DCC) assists with job accommodations, vocational rehabilitation, and other disability-related issues.
- Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) offers individual counseling as well as classes and seminars.
- FSAP also offers eldercare resources.
- The Ombuds Office facilitates communication and assists people with concerns that arise at the university.
- Get help with conflict management and resolution.
Benefits
- Benefits orientation - Introduction to benefits and an opportunity to have questions answered
- Benefits information on Blink
- At Your Service, University of California's comprehensive website, has benefits news and information, and online tools for retirement and benefits transactions.
- For further questions about faculty benefits, contact your department's management services officer (MSO) or Academic Personnel representative, or your UCSD Benefits representative.
Career resources
- The Partner Opportunities Program provides career and relocation resources in the San Diego area, as well as specific program benefits for dual-career family couples.
- Southern California HERC (Higher Education Recruitment Consortium) promotes awareness of employment opportunities for dual-career couples and others.
- The UCSD Emeriti Association offers a variety of benefits and services for retired faculty.