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Academic employment categories include Faculty, Other Academics and Academic Professionals. Descriptions of each group are below.
Faculty and Other Academic
Faculty members and other academic employees fulfill the teaching, research, and public service mission requirements of the University and pursue career paths within their professional disciplines.
Examples of faculty titles are Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. Appointments for faculty must be tenure or tenure-track.
Examples of Other Academic titles include Clinical Associate, Instructor, Lecturer, Research Associate, and Teaching Associate. These positions are non-tenured/non-tenure-track.
Academic Professionals
Academic Professionals (APs) are generally salaried employees whose positions meet specialized administrative, professional, or technical needs. They perform high-level duties, and frequently they have specialized responsibilities in academic, research, or administrative areas. All APs must have at least a bachelor's degree in a field required by the position.
Civil Service and Extra Help
Civil Service
Civil Service employees support the mission of the University of Illinois by providing service and expertise in numerous areas of employment including professional, paraprofessional, clerical, technical, services, and crafts/trades. Civil Service positions are filled through a Civil Service testing process. Names of qualified applicants who pass examinations are placed on employment registers in the order of examination score. When there are position vacancies, applicants are referred to hiring departments for interviews according to their placement on employment registers. Applicants for Civil Service employment must be residents of the State of Illinois.
Extra Help
Extra Help employees are hired to complete temporary assignments in areas that involve maintenance, professional, service, secretarial, accounting and information technology related responsibilities. Hiring of clerical positions is processed through Extra Help Services in the Staff Human Resources office. Hiring of non-clerical positions is processed directly through individual University departments. It is up to you to make the necessary contacts once your application has been submitted. The same electronic application is used for both clerical and non-clerical Extra Help positions.
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Civil Service and Extra Help Application
Benefits
The University of Illinois offers competitive benefits to eligible employees, including Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; paid holidays and leave time; and participation in the State Universities Retirement System. For a brief overview of benefits, please select one of the following links:
Civil Service Benefits Overview
Inclusive Illinois
one campus, many voices
Inclusive Illinois is about promoting and fostering an inclusive and diverse campus community. Inclusive Illinois involves examination, challenge, and change. It encourages the exploration of how perceptions, ideas, and experiences influence conduct and behavior. The University’s goal is to heighten awareness and engagement about issues of identity and importance of examining and respecting differences based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, physical ability, religion, as well as the multiple and intersecting ways we see ourselves and others. In addition, to enhance the working, living, and learning environment for faculty, staff, and students, the University will encourage a standard of conduct and behavior that is consistent with the values of inclusivity. In an environment of inclusivity, there is no place for acts of hatred, intolerance, insensitivity, bigotry, threats of violence, harassment or discrimination.
For more information, please visit http://inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus and statistics for fires in on-campus student housing. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information along with fire safety policies and procedures. You may obtain a hard copy of this report by contacting the Division of Public Safety or by accessing the following Web site: http://www.dps.illinois.edu/clery.htm.
Federal and State Employment Notices
Employment Notices - view Federal and State notices related to employment at the University of Illinois.