Your First Few Months

NOTE: The ability to sign up for training and access resources requires that you have your USC net ID and your 10-digit employee number. Those are provided after you have submitted your signed offer letter and after you have been set up in payroll.

To get your USC net ID and your 10-digit employee number, go to “first log-in“.

FOR ALL FACULTY

Getting-Set-Up-as-an-USC-Employee (PDF)

A comprehensive list of recommended tasks and information in preparation for your arrival can be found on the USC Employee Gateway. Below are the most commonly recommended activities for new faculty.

YOUR FIRST DAY

  • Meet with your home department coordinator to finalize all payroll paperwork. A list of frequently asked questions is available on the USC payroll site.
  • Meet with your department’s staff to get your office keys, view your lab space (if appropriate), get a tour of the facilities, and become familiar with your new office environment.

WITHIN THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF YOUR ARRIVAL

  • If you haven’t already, get your USCard, the university’s employee ID card. 
  • Visit the USC Employee Gateway. 

WITHIN 30 DAYS OF YOUR ARRIVAL

  • Attend a new employee benefits orientation.
  • Review the wealth of resources provided through our Institutional Membership to the NCFDD.

WITHIN 60 DAYS OF YOUR ARRIVAL

  • Complete your 2-hour Harassment Prevention Training online.

WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF YOUR ARRIVAL

  • Familiarize yourself with the Faculty Handbook.
  • Review the guidelines of suggested activities on the USC Employee Gateway to become familiar with university policies, working with minors, and other relevant guidelines.
  • Review USC’s guidelines on health and safety and procedures for addressing injuries on the job.
  • Review USC’s policy on conflict of interest in professional and business practices and conflict of interest in research.
  • Meet with your department-assigned mentor for individualized orientation and acculturation to the university.
  • Review the wealth of resources provided through our Institutional Membership to the NCFDD, such as the Early Career Faculty Guidebook.

Last updated September 2026