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Project Scientist Salary Scales

Effective October 1, 2008, UCSD will transition to the UC system-wide salary scale for Project Scientists in disciplines other than business, economics, and engineering (B/E/E). All new Project Scientist appointments effective on or after October 1, 2008, will be made according to the UC system-wide salary scales. Project Scientists in disciplines other than business, economics, and engineering who were employed at UCSD prior to October 1, 2008, will remain on the UCSD Project Scientist salary scale for the duration of their careers as Project Scientists at UCSD. The UCSD Project Scientist salary scale will be modified for future cost-of-living adjustments that are applied to the UC salary scales.

Project Scientists in business, economics, and engineering were transitioned to the UC system-wide B/E/E salary scale in 2004.

Salary scales for the Project Scientist series are available at the following websites:

Project Scientist Series – Fiscal Year (For appointments effective prior to 10/1/08)
http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/offices/apo/ProjSciOct07.pdf

Project Scientist Series – Fiscal Year (For new appointments effective 10/1/08 or later)
http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/tab0708/table42.pdf

Project Scientist Series – Business/Economics/Engineering – Fiscal Year (For all appointments in B/E/E disciplines)
http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/tab0708/table43.pdf

Policies relating to the Project Scientist series are available at the following websites:

Academic Personnel Policy – APM 311 Project Scientist Series http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/apm-311.pdf

UCSD Policy and Procedure Manual (PPM)

PPM 230-20, section VII-B-2, Appointment Procedures for Project Scientists http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/ppm/docs/230-20.HTML

PPM 230-28, section V-I, Performance Evaluations for Project Scientists http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/ppm/docs/230-28.HTML

If you have questions about salary scales for Project Scientists, please contact Kelly Maheu, Director of Academic Compensation, at kmaheu@ucsd.edu.

Paul W. Drake Senior Vice Chancellor