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Academic Personnel and Staff Human Resources

The Academic Personnel and Staff Human Resources unit of the School of Biological Sciences provides the full scope of administrative support for academics and staff in all four sections, the Dean’s Office, and the Business Office. This includes recruitment, appointment, academic review, staff appraisals, labor and employee relations, benefits, leaves, payroll, and timekeeping.

Academics include all ladder rank faculty, teaching professors, adjunct faculty, temporary and continuing lecturers, professional researchers, and postdoctoral scholars.

Staff HR includes administrative and lab staff, student employees, visiting scholars, visiting graduate students, and volunteers.

We assist with...

  • Academic & Staff Recruitment and Appointment
  • Academic Reviews
  • Annual Staff Appraisals
  • Labor & Employee Relations Support
  • Classification & Compensation
  • Benefits
  • Leaves
  • Payroll
  • Reporting
  • Visas

Contact

For specific inquiries, please see our staff contact list below. Zoom or video calls available upon request.

New Find an AP/HR contact by P.I. name

General Inquiries
aphr@biology.ucsd.edu
Volunteer Hiring Inquiries
biovolunteerhire@ucsd.edu
Timekeeping Inquiries
biotimekeeping@ucsd.edu

Hours

M-F, 8:00am-4:30pm

Location

Urey Hall, 1700-1800 Suite

Mailing Address

University of California, San Diego
School of Biological Sciences
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code: 0346
La Jolla, CA 92093-0346

Staff

Group Leader

Jennifer Griffin
Chief Operations Officer
jlgriffin@ucsd.edu
Jen's Team Chat

Group Supervisor

Laura Ta
Senior Director AP
lta@ucsd.edu
Laura's Team Chat
858-534-6387
AP unit strategic oversight and supervision; Primary contact for all faculty appointments, reviews, leaves, payroll, and benefits, ER/LR
Becky Amstadt
Director HR
ramstadt@ucsd.edu
Becky’s Team Chat
HR unit strategic oversight and supervision; Primary contact for all staff, post doc, and student appointments, leaves, payroll, and benefits, ER/LR

Staff

Kim Graves
Lead Academic HR Analyst
kjgraves@ucsd.edu
Kim’s Team Chat
Adjunct faculty, research scientists, project scientists, specialists, postdoctoral scholars, Unit 18 lecturers, secondary contact for faculty
Kristin Touchet
Lead HR Generalist
ktouchet@ucsd.edu
Kristin’s Team Chat
Lab staff, postdoctoral scholars, visiting graduate students, visiting scholars, paid undergraduate students
Candace Poon
Academic HR Analyst
ckpoon@ucsd.edu
Candace’s Team Chat
Adjunct faculty, project scientists, specialists, postdoctoral scholars, Unit 18 lecturers, support for wide variety of other AP actions
Isaiah Gonzalez
Assistant Academic HR Analyst
i2gonzalez@ucsd.edu
Isaiah’s Team Chat
Assist with academic personnel actions
Iliana Hernandez
Assistant Academic HR Analyst
i9hernandez@ucsd.edu
Iliana's Team Chat
Assist with academic personnel actions
Samantha Crook
Lead HR Generalist
scrook@ucsd.edu
Samantha’s Team Chat
Lab staff, postdoctoral scholars, visiting graduate students, visiting scholars, paid undergraduate students
Benjamin Reed
HR Generalist
bereed@ucsd.edu
Benjamin’s Team Chat
Lab staff, postdoctoral scholars, visiting graduate students, visiting scholars, paid undergraduate students
Nurgess Khurshid
HR Generalist
nakhurshid@ucsd.edu
Nurgess’s Team Chat
Lab staff, postdoctoral scholars, visiting graduate students, visiting scholars, paid undergraduate students
Taryn Harrell
HR Generalist
tmharrell@ucsd.edu
Taryn’s Team Chat
Lab staff, postdoctoral scholars, visiting graduate students, visiting scholars, paid undergraduate students
Taylor Thierry
HR Generalist
tthierry@ucsd.edu
Taylor’s Team Chat
Lab staff, postdoctoral scholars, visiting graduate students, visiting scholars, paid undergraduate students
Angie Pham
HR Assistant
atp009@ucsd.edu
Angie’s Team Chat
Assist with human resources actions including staff onboarding and undergraduate students, volunteers
Alejandra Guerrero
HR Assistant
alg073@ucsd.edu
Alejandra's Team Chat
Primary Timekeeping for the School of Biological Sciences. Assist with Human Resources Actions including staff onboarding and undergraduate students, volunteers
Amelia Chuang
Student HR Assistant
a3chuang@ucsd.edu
Part Time Student HR Assistant who handles unpaid volunteer appointments

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