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Theology and Religious Studies
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USD Information for Job Candidates
and New Faculty

Please check the links below for information on faculty life at USD. We hope these are useful.

See our San Diego Information page for information on living in San Diego.

General Info

About USD
2008 Fact Book
Inside USD
Insight

US News Ranks USD 9th in Up-and-coming National Universities
US News Ranks USD 102 (up from 107) in Tier 1 National Universities

USD Benefits

USD Faculty Housing Program

The Faculty Housing Program brochure describes USD's "Home Ownership or Rental Subsidy" and "Homebuyers' Financing" programs.

USD 2008 Benefits Summary Brochure
USD Human Resources: Benefits
Net Pay Calculator (PaycheckCity.com)**

Resident Faculty Program

Technology Support at USD

Academic Technology Services
Instructional Media Services

Internal Funding for Scholarship

Faculty Development and Resources (Office of the Provost)
Faculty Research Grants
Faculty Research Grants (from the Arts & Sciences Handbook)
International Opportunities Grants
Steber Professorships
University Professorships

Speak to the chair about other support that USD provides for research. Faculty in this department typically use research funding for release time (to reduce one's teaching load), travel, books, and the like.

Diversity at USD

Committee on Inclusion and Diversity
Inclusion and Diversity Grant 2007-08
Cultural, Language, and Ethnic Student Organizations
Disability Services
Economic Diversity of Colleges (Inst. for College Access & Success)
Educational Opportunity Program
Institute of College Initiatives
United Front Multicultural Center
Upward Bound
TRiO Student Support Services
Women's Center

*See especially the "Home Ownership or Rental Subsidy" program information.

**Instructions for using PaycheckCity.com: To calculate approximate net pay, enter "Tax Year" for "California," appropriate "Gross Pay" (Annually), "Pay Frequency" (Monthly), appropriate "Filing status" and "Allowances," both Federal and state, and "CA SDI" (Yes). You'll probably want to skip the "Voluntary Deduction" section.