Hiring a Staff Member

***Please provide scipersonnel@brandeis.edu with this information at least 10 working days before employee is to start working.

  1. Email scipersonnel@brandeis.edu the following information:
Required Information
Comments
Form/Link
Name of hire    
Position type Please refer to Position Types page for descriptions  
Home department    
Position title    
Lab    
Supervisor    
Start date    
End date Only needed for "temporary staff" or "staff with end date" types  
Hours per week/FTE Brandeis defines 1 FTE = 35 hr/week  
Annual salary/Hourly rate    
Chargeline(s)/%    
Citizenship status US Citizen, Foreign National or Permanent Resident  
Country of citizenship    
Current visa type/visa expiration date Please mention any pending visa applications  
CV CV must include address for offer letter to be mailed to  
Job description questionnaire form    PDF
Waiver of fair search form (if applicable) This form is only needed for positions that were not posted on Brandeis' career website
  1. The SciPersonnel Group will email information to Human Resources for processing. (1-2 business days processing time)
  2. Human Resources will enter new hire information into PeopleSoft. This will generate an email to the hiring manager/PI to log into Brandeis University Self-Service (BUSS) and approve the position. (5-7 business days)
  3. The position will go through approvals in Sponsored Programs Accounting, Dean of Arts & Sciences Office, Human Resources Information Systems and Human Resources Employment Group. This can be tracked via Brandeis University Self-Service (BUSS). Please inform SciPersonnel group if this does not occur or if position is held in approvals for longer than 3 days. (1-3 business days)
  4. Once position is approved, Human Resources Employment Group will email offer letter to employee/home department/SciPersonnel Group. Please inform SciPersonnel group if this does not occur.

  5.  Employee MUST check into Human Resources on their first day to fill out an I-9, receive benefits information (if applicable) & acquire forms for parking permit/IDs.

    PLEASE NOTE: Employee will NOT be paid/will not be active in PeopleSoft until checking in with Human Resources.

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