USask is leading the way in tackling pressing problems like water and food security. Research, teaching and learning is enhanced by our array of world-class facilities and our range of excellent programs positions us to cross traditional discipline boundaries and work together to bring a unique perspective to key global challenges.

Though our primary mission is teaching, learning and research, it takes a diverse workforce to operate a world-class university. We need people with backgrounds in a variety of disciplines and trades coming together to support our educators and researchers.Our main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. We pay our respects to the First Nations and Métis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another.Together, we are uplifting Indigenization to a place of prominence at the University of Saskatchewan.

Career Opportunities

The University of Saskatchewan is an outstanding institution of research, learning, knowledge-keeping, reconciliation and inclusion. Join our innovative and diverse community and well-recognized experts as we continue to drive USask to be the university the world needs.

Total Rewards

Our competitive total rewards package demonstrates our commitment to recruit, retain and develop outstanding leaders, faculty and staff. We position ourselves competitively in our marketplace while ensuring we recognize the outstanding contributions of our employees.

Compensation

We offer a competitive compensation package that is reflective of your abilities with the opportunity for performance-based pay.

Salary progression is based on a combination of adjustment types including market adjustments, service-based increments and merit increases and bonuses. 

• Compensation Model   

Benefit Plans

Employee benefits support the University’s total rewards and wellness principles in creating an environment that supports overall physical and mental well-being of our employees.

We offer a comprehensive benefit package for eligble employees that includes:

Full-time

• Health
• Dental
• Flexible Spending
• Disability
• Basic Life

Part-time/Casual

• Drug
• Basic Dental
• Basic Life

• Benefit plans 

Pension

We offer new employees enrolment in one of our Defined Contribution (DC) Pension Plans or Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Plans.

A Defined Contribution Pension Plan is a tax-deferred savings vehicle that allows contributions to accumulate for use as retirement income. Earnings in the plan accumulate tax-free until retirement. Both you and USask contribute equally to the Plan and these contributions are invested. The retirement income accumulated depends on the amount of money contributed and the performance of the investment vehicles you choose.

The Defined Benefit Pension Plan, available to CUPE 1975 employees only, is designed to provide you with a regular monthly income after retirement. A Defined Benefit plan provides you with a pension calculated according to a set formula based on Pensionable Earnings and years of Pensionable Service. Both you and the University contribute equally to the plan.

Research pension Plan (DC) 

Salaried full-time or part-time employees (0.5 FTE or greater):

• Participation is mandatory if you have an appointment of greater than 6 months

Part-time pension eligible employees:

• You can choose to join if you’ve been employed by the University for 24 continuous months and, in each of the two previous calendar years, have earned at least 35% of the Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings.

Academic Money Purchase Pension Plan (DC)  

Salaried full-time or part-time employees (0.5 FTE or greater):

• Participation is mandatory if you have an appointment of greater than 6 months

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technologies (CAAT) DBplus Pension Plan  

Open to CUPE 1975 employees only who are:

• a permanent or seasonal employee, or
• a term employee who has been employed continuously in the same position for more than six months 

The CAAT Pension Plan is a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan that offers a secure pension to its members. It is independent of the University of Saskatchewan.

• Pension Plans

Other benefits

Leaves

The university offers a number ofpaid and unpaid leaves to help you start or grow your family, further your career, work-life balance, compassion and more. 

Pregnancy/Adoption/Parental Leave

Eligible employees can take a Pregnancy,adoption or parental leave around the birth or adoption of your child. Some employee groups  will have their wage topped up to 95% for a part of your leave.

Deferred Salary Leave

If eligible, the Deferred Salary Leave Plan(DSLP)  provides employees with an opportunity to self-finance a Leave of Absence by authorizing the employer to set aside, over a limited period, a portion of the employees’ salary prior to the leave of absence. 

Partial Leave

A partial leave voluntarily reduces the full-time equivalent (FTE) of an employee (typically from 1.0 to less than 1.0) through a reduction in working hours in the course of a given period. Partial leaves are granted for a variety of reasons including:

• education
• family needs
• retirement transition
• personal need
• personal preference

There are many ways that partial leaves can be structured, including:

• shortened work weeks (taking Fridays or Mondays off)
• working fewer hours daily (for example, arriving at work after dropping children off at school, or leaving early to pick them up)
• reducing time during an operationally slow period (for example, taking Fridays off during the summer)

Tuition waiver

Eligible faculty and staff can take classes where tuition is waived or reimbursed.

Professional Development Fund

Eligible faculty and staff receive annual funding to help pay for activities that will enhance your work performance, ability or effectiveness. This can include conferences, training courses or professional memberships.