Faculty & Staff
The information on this site is designed to provide faculty and staff some of the basic information regarding the policies and contractual elements for the hiring and employment of
postdoctoral fellows. For issues not covered on this site, please consult Dr. Gerald Maxwell, Associate Dean for Postdoctoral and External Affairs.
Postdoc Classifications
Postdoctoral scholars at the UConn Health Center are classified in two broad categories: postdoctoral fellows and postdoctoral trainees.
Postdoctoral fellows are employees of the UConn Health Center and are members of the University Health Professionals (UHP) bargaining unit. Currently the minimum salary for
postdoctoral fellows is $36,996 per year, but fellows can be hired above this minimum. In addition to salary, a generous benefits package for fellows includes health insurance,
retirement contributions, and 30 days of paid leave per year which includes vacation, personal days, and holidays. Twelve days of paid sick leave per year are also included. There is no
carryover of paid leave from year to year.
Fellows are subject to a probationary period of six months, which can be extended for an additional six months at the discretion of the mentor. The probationary period is
automatically extended for an additional six months if a fellow switches mentors or transfers (i.e., no break in service) to another UHP position. Dismissal during the probationary
period cannot be grieved.
Postdoctoral trainees are individuals receiving a postdoctoral stipend from an NIH training grant or other source that does not permit them to be employees. Postdoctoral
trainees are eligible to participate in the graduate assistant/trainee health plan.
Vacation and other leaves for trainees who are not UConn Health Center employees are governed by the policies of the agency funding the training support. |
