University of California, Berkeley

HCM: Supervisor ID for Academics

Who should be designated Supervisor for academic appointees:

POPULATION SUPERVISOR
Faculty (including Adjuncts and Lecturers) as well as Summer Appointments Chair or Dean of School
Chairs Dean
Other administrators (assoc dean, acad coordinator) Unit Head
Dean EVCP
Directors of ORUs VC-Research
Librarians Review Initiator
Researchers (incl Project Scientist & Specialists) PI or Head of Unit
Postdocs PI
Graduate Student Instructor/Reader/Tutor Chair or Vice Chair of Instruction
Graduate Student Researcher PI

To add a Supervisor ID to just one record, add a row and select the Action/Reason DataChange/Supervisor.

To mass update records:

Go to Workforce Administration > Job Information > Supervisor Change by Dept.

This brings up a list of people in the department with blank Supervisor ID on the current row.

  1. Type Department Code and click Search.
  2. From the list, click **No Supervisor**
  3. Type the appropriate ID in the New Supervisor field.
  4. Check the box next to each person who will have that New Supervisor.
  5. Click Save.
  6. Repeat the process as necessary.