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Resources

This page brings together key policies and guidance managed by the Office of Academic Affairs. Whether you’re a faculty member navigating career milestones, a department chair or center director overseeing academic processes, or an administrator supporting academic operations, these resources are designed to be current and easy to access. Use the links below to find official documents and role-specific guidance in one place.

The University has an organization-wide Faculty Information System (FIS), called URFaculty. URFaculty is utilized for posting faculty opportunities within the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

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School of Medicine and Dentistry open faculty positions are posted in the University's Faculty Information System (URFaculty).

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For Faculty

Policies, processes, and tools to support your academic career, from appointments and promotion to leaves, professionalism, and faculty governance.

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For Chairs/Directors and Admins

Operational resources, required documentation, and systems that support faculty affairs and ensure academic processes run smoothly and consistently.

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Career Flexibility and Benefits

The School of Medicine & Dentistry offers many policies and benefits to support faculty in their diverse career paths and in balancing work and personal/family lives. This page collates existing resources and policies, in most cases linking to the primary source material to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information available.

Time and Flexibility

In order to assist and support new parent relationships and to assist faculty members with balancing work and family matters, the University provides a period of paid time off for activities related to the care, bonding, and well-being of the faculty member’s newborn or adopted child aged 18 or younger. For more information visit the Office of the Provost's website.
Faculty may be granted personal leaves for such matters as family illness or other urgent matters that would preclude the performance of the person’s responsibilities at the University. The procedure for recommending personal leaves is the same as for academic leaves. Consult the Faculty Handbook above for more information.
The University of Rochester is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. Further, the University is committed to applying the strengths of its resources, talents, and ingenuity to maintain an inclusive environment for individuals with disabilities. The University's affirmative action policy for individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans, is included in Policy 102, which can be found on the HR Policy 102.

Benefits and Retirement

The Office of Total Rewards has many resources available online regarding a wide range of benefits available to eligible faculty including life insurance, retirement accounts, tuition assistance, and health care. You may wish to begin with the summary page, which also contains links to the specific benefits programs.

University of Rochester’s Total Rewards program includes many extra options to help you and your family reach your goals, manage various aspects of your health and home, and enrich your everyday life. These offerings include assistance with college education expenses or purchasing a home in Rochester, access to family care services, options for supplemental insurance coverage of various kinds, help with financial planning, and plenty of discounts for businesses and services.

As a major life transition, retirement is and must be a very personal decision, based on a variety of work, individual, family, financial, and other factors. The Office of Human Resources offers a wealth of information and resources regarding Retirement Programs and Post-Retirement Benefits.

Wellness and Support

In addition to informal, but crucial, support offered by work colleagues and supervisors/mentors, and outside family members and friends, several other sources of help and support are available to eligible faculty members.

The UR wellness page describes programs including:

UR Physician Faculty Communication Coaching Program

This program provides individualized training on physician-patient communication for faculty, focused on behaviors that can be difficult to develop or sustain over time and shown to predict improved quality and patient satisfaction. The program also provides communication training for leaders, teams, and communication related to effective professional functioning. Contact: Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D.

General Advice for Faculty

Faculty are welcome to bring any questions or requests for career consultation to members of the dean's office, including: