UCLA Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel
To: Deans
Date: March 15, 2022
Subject: Call for Applications for the 2022-23 Negotiated Salary Trial Program
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that the Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP) will continue to be available in FY 2022-23.
Like the well-established Health Sciences Compensation Plan (HSCP), the NSTP is a flexible compensation program that allows general campus ladder-rank and in-residence faculty in participating schools and divisions to voluntarily contribute external funding resources towards their total UC salary. The amount of negotiated salary has a cap of 30% of the base salary and must be funded through extramural sources such as research contract and grant funds and other non-state funding sources. The total UC salary (TUCS) rate is effective for a one-year period corresponding with the University fiscal cycle of July 1 through June 30. To participate, eligible faculty members must be in good standing with regard to teaching, research, and service obligations, and stay compliant with all applicable University policies, procedures, and training requirements. For more information about the program, go to: https://www.apo.ucla.edu/compensation/nstp/nstp.
Deadline for submitting requests to the Academic Personnel Office is June 15, 2022. New faculty with employment starting during 2022-23 will be granted a maximum of 3-month extension from the date of hire, providing allowable funds to support a negotiated salary component are awarded and in hand at the time of appointment. Late submissions will be automatically rejected without being reviewed. For further information, please contact Rong Jiang at rjiang@conet.ucla.edu.
The NSTP began its 5-year pilot trial on July 1, 2013, and moved into an extended trial phase starting in 2018. In September 2021, UC Provost and Executive Vice President Michael Brown authorized a further extension of the continuing trial program for an additional fifth year. FY 2022-23 is the fifth and final year of NSTP phase two trial. As planned, a joint Senate-Administration Taskforce is being convened to review the NSTP and make a recommendation on whether to institutionalize the program in policy or allow the program to expire. Updates on new developments will be provided as more information becomes available.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Komar
Interim Vice Provost, Academic Personnel
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