Policies & Procedures

Please submit a Pre Travel Request form to your travel preparer, Christine or Anais, before your trip and a detailed Travel Expense report along with your receipts after your trip to ensure timely and accurate trip reimbursement. Be sure to have your PI pre-approval and form signatures.

• TRAVEL INSURANCE:
  • https://www.ucop.edu/risk-services-travel/index.html
• TRAVEL EXPENSES AND REIMBURSEMENTS:
  • https://blink.ucsd.edu/travel/travel-policy/index.html
• A&A TRAVEL FORMS:
  • Coming soon...

Travel and procurement expenses are posted and processed through the Concur System. All travel and procurements must have an associated receipt. 

Purchasing can happen either through a Procurement card (Express Card) or for travel (T&E Card). Other changes are also possible through the UC San Diego Oracle system.

Submit all reimbursements to either Christine or Anais.

The assignment of office and laboratory space is based upon justified need and reasonable use, and is eviewed by the A&A Space Committee. Please submit space requests directly to the Chief Administrator.

All general office and desk space for A&A members is defined by academic appointment.The Space Committee reviews all major requests for additional space. The Space Committte will submit their recommendation to the Chair for final decision. A letter describing the review process and its conclusions will be sent to the A&A member.

Space Requests

• A&A faculty and research members may request additional space for laboratory or research activities. The request must include well-justified reasoning for either moving or additional space or its use in CASS. The policy allows each case to be treated individually and weighs the following factors: (a) availability of space, (b) scholarly activity and funding, (c) ongoing contributions to the welfare of the Center (such as committee service or teaching), and (d) past service to the Center. If by these criteria, laboratory or additional space is judged by the Director, with the advice of the Space Committee, to be deemed necessary space will be made available. Requests for additional space need to be in made as far in advance as possible.
• The space committee will review the entire use of A&A space annually. If the space committee determines that space is being highly underutilized, A&A members may be asked to consolidate or vacate space or to occupy alternative quarters in order to make room for newly hired faculty or researchers, to consolidate laboratories with common interests, or to allow growth of the research programs of young faculty. Requests to consolidate or vacate space will be made as far in advance as possible, and whenever possible will coincide with the end of an appointment or the end of a sponsored agreement or both. Once a space committee request is approved by the Chair, a schedule associated with the subject of the request will be approved in the next 4 weeks, and then that schedule will be monitored by the space committee.

A&A faculty, research members, graduate and undergraduate students can be issued keys for both office and laboratory space. This key policy is in place to safeguard and secure the assets of A&A including computers, equipment, supplies, etc. Keys will be issued to authorized personnel who are responsible to conduct research activities within the assigned space. Personnel should not loan keys to others nor should keys be duplicated. Doors must be locked upon leaving the area to maintain security.

Please email Anais Davalos for a key request with your specified PI.

Key Policy

1. The key request must be completed by the employee and signed by both the employee and their supervisor. A $15.00 key deposit will be collected and keys issued for office and laboratory space.
   
   
2. Building keys will not be issued since the Omnilock system is in place on the outside doors. The lock code can be provided by the MSO with a four digit key code to access the building after hours.
   
   
3. A $15.00 fee will be charged for all lost or misplaced keys and a new key will be issued.
   
   
4. When an employee separates from Astronomy and Astrophysics, all assigned keys must be returned. If a person transfers to another position within the University and possesses assigned keys that are no longer needed in the performance of their duties, these keys must be returned to the business office within five days. The key deposit will be reimbursed to the employee when keys have been returned. If an employee departs CASS and fails to return their keys then their deposit will be forfeited.

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