Academic Affairs Program for University Career Exploration

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

For eligible staff interested in exploring their UC San Diego career path options, UExplore offers tools to help them make educated decisions regarding their professional goals.

UExplore will select up to 26 participants annually to maximize the effectiveness of the program exercises and to support a positive learning environment.

The Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs will prescreen all applications to determine that applicants meet minimum eligibility requirements. Final consideration will be given to selecting a group that represents a diversity of staff from various position titles, breadth of experience and divisional areas.

IS UEXPLORE FOR YOU?

A suitable candidate for UExplore is an employee who is still considering his/her career field specialization and UC San Diego career path. With curiosity, conversation and commitment, participants in UExplore will engage in activities to help them identify their best match for a long-lasting UC San Diego career.

A successful graduate of UExplore will:

Be able to understand and assess personal interests and work values
Be ready to evaluate and decide upon compatible career field options
Feel confident to plan and take action to achieve those professional goals

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Currently in an Academic Affairs full-time career position in one of the following titles:
- ___ Assistant I / II / III
- Computer Resource Specialist I / II
- Assistant Editor, Editor
- Laboratory Assistant I / II / III / IV
- Library Assistant I / II / III / IV
- Program Representative I
- Staff Research Associate I
- Assistant Student Affairs Officer
- Writer
Passed probationary period by September 18, 2008 (first day of UExplore program activities)
Most recent performance evaluation has an overall rating of "solid", "above expectations", or "exceeds expectations"
Receive supervisory consent to release employee to participate in program activities

APPLICATION

Interested individuals must complete the online application (applications for the 2008-2009 UExplore Program Year have closed). To be on the safe side, please save your work every 15 minutes to protect your work-in-progress answers.

Once completed, the online application will prompt your supervisor to approve your participation in program activities and verify your performance appraisal rating. Your supervisor may include additional notes that describe his/her perceptions of the benefits to you from participating in UExplore.

We strongly recommend you discuss your interest in this program with your supervisor PRIOR to completing the application.

Please note: Costs are not charged to the department or to the participant for the scheduled program events.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES

Applicants must fill out and submit the online application no later than Wednesday, August 13th by 5:00pm.

Supervisors must complete the online approval form no later than Friday, August 15th at 5:00pm

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES

Click on the links below to learn more about the relevant training and development policies for each of the employee groups listed below

Please note: The mission of UExplore is to assist participants in identifying realistic and appropriate career and professional development goals. UExplore is not a training program and is not intended to be a guarantee towards a future promotion or interview for a future position.

CONTACT INFORMATION

UExplore Program Coordinator
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0001
La Jolla, CA 92093-0001
Phone: 858.822.7990
Fax: 858.822.0072
Email: uexplore@ucsd.edu