Human Resources

• Hiring of Temporary Employees (Limited Appointments): Departments are delegated the authority to appoint temporary employees for up to four months. Prior to appointing a temporary employee in a new position, the position description must be reviewed and classified by the campus HR department. See the Office of Human Resources' Temporary & Student Employment Options for more information.
• Reclassification Requests: All completed reclassification requests must be received by the Deans' Office by the end of the month in order to be effective the 1st of the following month. Reclassification requests should include the new signed job description, the previous description, an organizational chart, the funding source that will be used to pay for the reclassification, and either a supervisor's check-sheet or a memo outlining the reason for the reclassification request. The Deans' Office will review the request and contact departments if additional information or clarification is necessary prior to forwarding it to Campus Human Resources for review. See the Guide to Managing Human Resources, Chapter 3, for additional information on reclassifications.

• UC Berkeley Human Resources(link is external)
• UC Berkeley Payroll Office(link is external)

Departments must obtain approval from the Dean's Office for the following actions:

Request to Hire 

Equity Request 

Stipend Request 

Request to Offer

Please use your division's Staff Action Request form below to request approval from the Dean's Office. Approval will be conveyed to you by LSDO HR. 

Arts & Humanities

Biological Sciences

Mathematical & Physical Sciences

Social Sciences

L&S Deans’ Office

Undergraduate Division