PROCESSING ACADEMIC OPS APPOINTMENTS

• Job Code - The Job Code for OPS Faculty and Post Doctoral Associates is I and Post Doctoral Fellows is T.
  
  
• Account Number - Should be clearing account; do not list distribution accounts.
  
  
• L.P. Number - The OPS position number for the clearing account should be listed under "L.P." number.
  
  
• FTE - Maximum total for all accounts is 1.00 (See instructions for computing FTE, page 3500-14). The dollar amount must be calculated to the exact FTE.
  
  
• Biweekly Rate - The biweekly conversion factor is 26.1 The figure the correct biweekly rate divide the annual rate by this conversion factor. If more than one source, please total.
  
  
• Object Code - Faculty and Post Doctoral Associates are Object Code 126002 and Post Doctoral Fellows are Object Code 124025.
  
  
• Earnings Code - The earnings code for faculty and Post Doctoral Associates is 013 and for Post Doctoral Fellows is 024.
  
  
• TK LOC - Timekeeping location of a state/grant clearing account number(s).
  
  
• Annual Salary - OPS appointments must be figured on an annual basis. If more than one source, please total.
  
  
• Delete - List account, L.P. number, and FTE information to be deleted for account changes.
  
  

• Titles - In Column A the "Adjunct" modifier must be used (see rule change on using "Visiting" modifier) except for Post Doctoral Associates and
  Fellows. Before typing in a title, please be sure that the title is not already preprinted on the Form 255.
  
  
• Routing - Please be sure there is sufficient time for all appointments to be processed to reach Academic Personnel by their deadline. (Form 255's are due to the Dean's Office two days before the Academic Personnel deadline. Signature Block for the Office of the Dean should be Tom V. Harris, Assistant Vice President for Health Affairs.
  
  

• All appropriates signatures are needed for salaried accounts. Signatures should be obtained from each department providing funds.
  This applies to new accounts, reappointments, and deletions.