New Employee Orientation Checklist for Post Doctoral Fellows

This checklist is provided to help you quickly and easily complete all required elements of your Total Orientation Process with 51²è¹Ý. If you have any questions, you may go back to the tutorial content to review the information.

First Day of Employment:

The following were provided to you electronically and should be completed prior to your first day of employment:

  • Offer Letter
  • I-9 Authorization to Work (Use your legal name as it appears on your social security card.) The document itself will be completed in the HR Office. Review a list ofacceptable documents  to bring with you to the HR office as proof of identity.
  • New Hire Paperwork - New Employees will access this via their online on-boarding portal or directly from HR.

Directions to obtain the following will be provided at HR on your first day:

  • 51²è¹Ý ID & 51²è¹Ý ID Card 
  • Form W-4 tax withholding
  • Direct Deposit Enrollment
  • Parking permit Instructions
  • Other new hire forms that may be required for your position

First Week of Employment:

Required:

Within 31 Days of first day of employment:


Benefits:  Required Participation for non-resident aliens

  • BCBS $500 deductible

Benefits:  Optional Participation

  •  Supplemental Retirement Account AND/OR Roth Savings Account

Miscellaneous:

  • Copy of job description from supervisor
  • Long Distance Telephone access#
  • Copier Code (if applicable)

Optional:

  •  (benefits eligible faculty/staff):  create your personal profile - start earning credits

Within 90 days of first day of employment:  

New Post Doctoral Fellows will be notified by email from Lawroom when the following training tutorials are assigned and ready to be accessed:      

 

  • :  review the webpage

Questions may be directed to the following:

Email Us Recruitment: recruitu@smu.edu

Email Us Benefits-Total Compensation: BenefitsU@smu.edu

Email Us Orientation-Professional Development: DevelopU@smu.edu