The University Personnel System is comprised of employee categories. Each of these categories is unique with regard to type of work performed, job security, and/or benefits package. Assignment to an employee category is based upon job title and the role of the position. Categories include the following:
Faculty: Persons who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor in an academic department or its functional equivalent in an institution, and such academic staff as may be designated by the chancellor and faculty of the institution.
Academic Staff: Professional and administrative personnel with duties and appointment types that are primarily associated with higher education institutions or their administration but does not include faculty or university staff.
Limited Appointees: Appointment to a designated administrative position, the holder of which serves at the pleasure of the authorized official who made the appointment. Certain positions must be designated as limited appointments under Wis. Stat. § 36.17(2) while others may be designated by the employer as limited appointments at the time of the appointment.
University Staff: University workforce who contribute in a broad array of positions in support of the University’s mission and are not exempt (hourly) from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
University Staff Project Appointment: University staff appointment of up to four years; the need is project-based, and there is an established probable date of termination.
Temporary University Staff: University staff appointment of up to 1,040 hours within a 12-month period; the need for the position/duties is temporary in nature.
Student Assistants: Titles in the Student Assistant title group are used for graduate students who hold a fellowship, scholarship or traineeship; hold an appointment which is intended primarily to further the education and training of the student; are employed to assist with research, training or other academic programs or projects; and/or have been assigned teaching responsibilities in an instructional department under the supervision of a faculty member. Please see the Graduate Studies website for more information about assistantships.
Student Hourly: Student employment is intended to help meet the needs of the university, provide university students with financial support in pursuit of their academic goals, and provide opportunities for academic or administrative job experience. The job duties and responsibilities of student workers vary greatly and may or may not be related to their field of study.