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ARRA Related Hiring Process

Extending Visiting Soft-Funded AP Appointments

In March 2009, U of I Board Chair Niranjan Shah stated university faculty leaders and staff, with the support of the Board of Trustees and other university leaders, are working to secure additional research funding through the federal budget and the federal economic stimulus package enacted by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama.

Shah said, "[i]t is crucial that the faculty receive funding for its research and that we as a board do all we can to provide the best facilities for research and scholarship."

In support of the research opportunities enabled by the federal economic stimulus package, the UIC Office for Access and Equity (OAE) is extending the three‐year term limit to five years for those contract/grant (soft‐funded) visiting positions requiring a five‐year commitment. This change in policy for contract/grant funding does not apply to state‐funded visiting positions which remain at a three‐year term limit.

Please feel free to contact OAE at 6‐8670 if you have any questions.