Recent Policy Updates
View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.
Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research
Update contains new information on defining ranks, CA Pay Transparency, delegation of approver authority at the department level, and minimum salary requirements. This update also includes minor administrative, procedural and grammatical changes.
Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research
Remove requirement for adjunct faculty and research appointment.
Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research
Updates for grammar, titles, supplemental compensation; insert reminders about research activity requires research appointment and COC/COI policy; add related items links.
Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research
Research Associate updated to Research Scientist, Engineer and Scholar in 2016.
Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research
Selection and search procedures clarified in 2011.
Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research
Cap on additional compensation increased.
Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research
Appointment process for senior positions clarified in 2004.
Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research
Establishes Stanford policy for Academic Staff - Research (AS-R), including provisions for appointment and promotion, and Visiting AS-R. Clarification added in July 1996 regarding exception to search requirements in the case of recent Stanford doctorate or completed postdoctoral study.