RDA2 Hiring & Extension Request

If you are interested in hiring a Research Assistant, please complete this form.


Note that this process is for Research Assistants who are being hired into staff roles as 006256 - Research Data Analyst 2s. A contract waiver is required when hiring RDA2s under contract. The job description can be viewed here. It includes the following:

  • Designs and conducts research.
  • Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data.
  • Prepares charts, tables, and reports of results.


Hourly compensation is $34.77.


The salary range for this job posting will state: "The budgeted hourly rate for this position is $34.77 per hour."


This is not a visa opportunity. RDA2s are not given assigned workspaces; rather, than can use "touchdown" space.


After you submit this form, it will be routed to Haas HR and Haas Finance for funding approval. Once the Haas Finance Manager has approved funding, Haas Staff HR will be notified and let you know the next steps in the process. Please expect about a one-week turnaround time.


If you are hiring a student (from UC Berkeley or elsewhere), this is not the form for you. Please visit Haas Hiring Student Assistants


IMPORTANT! Supervising staff comes with mandatory responsibilities; please read the info at this link and ask HaasHR@berkeley.edu if you have questions.

Please provide us with your UC Berkely email address only.

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Contract Waiver

Please complete the following fields for the contract waiver.

How long (in months) do you anticipate the position to last?

Do you need to adjust the # of hours per week this person is currently working?

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How many hours per week do you anticipate the person working?

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In addition to the hourly pay, there are added costs to hiring. Additional costs are provided below:

  • Limited Appointments: Add 15% to wages
  • Contract Appointments: Add 46% to wages if the person will work more than 17.5 hrs per week.


We recommend that you reach out to The Haas Finance Manager, Tiffany Santana [tcamero@berkeley.edu], if you have additional questions regarding your budget. Otherwise, please be sure to include the above costs in your final budgeted spend.


From what funding source do you intend to pay for this position? If you have a chartstring, please provide it below.

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Attention:


All new hires and rehires [rehire = break in service] are required to perform duties from within the United States.

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If you have already found a candidate that you want to hire, please select Yes. After the funding is approved by Haas Finance, your request will be forwarded to Haas HR to begin the hiring process.


If you have not selected a candidate, please select No. After the funding is approved by Haas Finance, your request will be forwarded to Haas HR to begin the recruitment process.

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Are there any additional details about this hire that you would like to share? Or do you have additional questions?

Contract Waiver of Recruitment

Attention:

If you selected: "Appointment Type = Contract" AND "Do you know the person you want to hire = Yes"


Please download and complete to the best of your ability the Contract Waiver of Recruitment form and attach it in the file upload section below.


This document is required by Campus for any contract hire, where an open recruitment through jobs.berkeley.edu was not conducted.


Note: If you selected "Appointment Type = Limited-term Appointment" you do not need to complete the Contract Waiver of Recruitment form.

Please attach applicable documents:

  • Resume (if you know the candidate)
  • Contract Waiver of Recruitment (if they will be on a contract)
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