Office of Administration and Finance

Our human resources team provides support in areas of recruiting, hiring consultation, promotions and reclassifications, reorganization consultation, employee relations, performance evaluations. USC Dornsife Human Resources acts as a liaison for central USC Human Resources Administration, USC Faculty and Staff Visa Services, and USC Benefits.

Our payroll services team process over 23,000 paychecks annually. Our team of dedicated payroll specialists works hard to ensure our employees are paid while coordinating tirelessly with human resources, faculty affairs, the Office of International Services and USC’s centralized payroll office. Our onboarding administrative specialists provide key customer service at our Welcome Center as they onboard new employees in compliance with California labor laws and USC policy

USC Dornsife’s Business Services – procurement services and budget technicians – manage important administrative and accounts payable activities, along with purchasing and reimbursement support to administrators, faculty, staff, and student employees within USC Dornsife.

The financial operations team manages important administrative, finance, budget, and student account functions, along with funding, accounting and reconciliation support to administrators, faculty, staff, and student employees within USC Dornsife.

Technology Services (DTS) supports the technology needs of more than 6,300 faculty, staff, and graduate students. Technology Services aims to provide a service-oriented, collaborative, and entrepreneurial approach to providing technical services and support for teaching, research, and administration. The team of 32 highly-skilled, friendly, and responsive professionals are dedicated to addressing technical challenges and providing technology solutions.

The research administration team at USC Dornsife assists faculty, staff, and students with administrative support involving externally funded projects. USC Dornsife Research Administration works in collaboration with our departments, centers and institutes and with central university units to provide the following support services:

• Proposal development and submission
• Award establishment and setup of ongoing expenditures
• Financial analysis for monitoring and reporting
• Modifications to awards, such as extensions, renewals, amendments, transfers and closeouts
• Internal USC and sponsor policy guidance, and procurement of institutional approvals

Our architectural services team provides support and facilitates the coordination of services for all Dornsife departments/centers/institutes where applicable to facilities design and management, business continuity, and workplace safety.

The USC Dornsife Office of Faculty Affairs supports faculty-related programs, policies, and procedures, and manages processes such as faculty recruitment, appointments and promotions, reappointments, teaching loads, leaves, and retirement.

Our office provides advice, technical information and strategic resources for composing federal grants. Grant Strategy is for single- or multiple-PI grants, as well as for center proposals. These services are complementary to those provided by Contracts & Grants, and are appropriate for faculty at every stage. Consultations with us can provide assistance at every stage of grant creation