Working at Continuum

Extension Lecturer Appointments

Appointment Letters are sent via DocuSign. A signed appointment letter must be on file and you must be active in the University’s HR/Payroll system (Workday) before you begin work and before payment can be issued.

Please refer to your appointment letter and the “Extension Lecturer Resources” document for terms and conditions. Contact your Program Manager or Continuum Academic HR at UWC2AcademicHR@uw.edu with questions.

Instructor Payment

Your salary will be paid in equal, regular, bi-monthly installments during the effective period noted in your employment agreement. UW pay periods are the 1st – 15th and the 16th – the last day of the month. Pay dates are the 10th and 25th of each month.

If you have questions about your pay, contact ctnmpay@uw.edu.

Instructional Assistant and Course Developer Payment

In order to receive pay, you must submit timesheets in Workday. You will be paid based on the number of hours submitted and approved for each pay period. Hours should be submitted at least once per week, and again on the 16th and the 1st of each month. Only submit hours after you have completed a shift. Your program manager will review and approve your hours at the end of each pay period.

If you have multiple positions, please report hours on the correct job in Workday (this position will display either Instructional Assistant or Course Developer, and the program abbreviation, in the title). For instructions on submitting timesheets, refer to the Workday Enter Time, Quick Guide.

If you have additional questions, please email ctmnpay@uw.edu.

Continuum College Extension Lecturers are Academic Staff and as such may be eligible for benefits if certain criteria are met. For more information, please visit the UW Benefits website.

All UW employees pay for their own parking, including Extension Lecturers. Please review the Transportation Services website for information regarding UW’s fully subsidized ORCA cards and parking options.

If you are teaching downtown in Puget Sound Plaza, parking is available in the Puget Sound Plaza/Cobb Garage.

For information regarding UW email, please visit UW-IT’s Email and Calendaring Page. To ensure your communications with students are in compliance with the Federal Education and Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) do not forward student emails to your personal email. Communication must be through your UW email or Canvas inbox. Refer to UW FERPA guidelines for staff and faculty.

If you do not already have a UW NetID, you will receive one during the hiring process. More information on this will come from the Continuum College Payroll team. Your UW NetID will be used for email, systems access, Canvas, the MyUW Website, and all other UW-affiliated logins.