Joining the UofG
Salary & Benefits
The university offers an attractive
and competitive salary and benefits package to eligible faculty, including coverage
for same-sex partners and spouses.
Annual
salary adjustments - including base and merit increases, and particularly
attractive early-career step increases
Relocation
assistance - covering up to 100% of the eligible costs of relocation for new
full-time faculty
University's Guaranteed Housing Loan Program,
Guaranteed Housing Loan for Faculty and Staff (Application Form)
Guaranteed Housing Loan for Faculty and Staff -F1 7.3
Professional development
reimbursement - for university-related business expenses, including purchase
of computer equipment and home internet access
Flexible working arrangements
- to accommodate faculty needs including Maternity/Paternity Leave and Reduced
Workload appointments
Pension
plan - a competitive, defined benefit plan
Extended
health care coverage - building on protection provided by Provincial Health
Insurance, provides faculty, spouses and dependents with reimbursement for prescription
drugs, vision care, semi-private hospital accommodation, medical services and
supplies, out-of province emergency care, and more
Dental
coverage - for faculty, spouses and dependents, including provisions for preventative,
restorative and orthodontic services
same as above
Life
insurance - providing financial security at a 2 or 3 times basic annual salary
Short and long-term
disability coverage - providing income protection for employees unable to
work due to illness or injury
same as above
Scholarship
plan - provides tuition scholarships to eligible dependent children and spouses
for tuition fees for study in undergraduate, diploma, or graduate programs
Tuition
waivers - to support professional upgrading and skill development through
enrolment in University of Guelph courses
Athletic
fee subsidy - for use of athletic and recreational facilities
Employee
Assistance Program - family coverage for confidential assistance with personal,
work and health related issues
Group Registered Retirement Savings
Plan (RRSP) - through payroll deduction.
Financial planning - assistance with money management and investments, estate tax planning and retirement
planning
Research/Study
Leave (sabbaticals) - enabling faculty to enhance their scholarship and research
endeavours