Postdoc Admin: Process Overview, Initiate an Invite Web Form
Click Steps: Initiate a New Appointment Invite
In AXESS:
- Click CS Admin
- Click Campus Community
- Click STF Postdoc
- Click STF Postdoc Invite
STF Postdoc Invite
- The Invite screen populates with the “Find an Existing Value” tab active
- This tab is used to search for previously sent Invites
- Click on the “Add a New Value” tab to initiate a new Invite

Add a New Value
On the “Add a New Value” screen
- Email address entered must be valid until the appointment is approved
- An email address can be used one time only in secure portal
- DO NOT use an email address used for a prior postdoc invite
Real World Training Scenario:
- Enter Robin’s email address: robinhood7490@gmail.com
- Click Add
Invite Form Data Entry
- Enter the Candidate’s First and Last names
- Enter the Department ID
- Click the magnifying glass to Look Up
- Leave the search fields blank
- Click Look Up
- Leave the search fields blank
- The Academic Organization to which the Postdoc Admin has been granted authority will display
- Click on the Department ID displayed to populate the DeptID field
- Click the magnifying glass to Look Up
Real World Training Scenario:
- Enter Robin Hood’s first and last names
- Enter the Department ID for the Institute for International Studies (INSTINTLST)

How To Use The Look Up Magnifying Glass
General instructions:
- Click the magnifying glass
- Enter search terms
- Click the Look Up button
- In the Search Results, click on the Empl ID field to populate the web form
Faculty Data Entry
- Enter the Faculty Sponsor ID
- If ID is unknown, use Look Up
- Enter the Research Mentor ID
- If no Research Mentor is assigned, leave this field blank
- If the Faculty Sponsor is not found, you must add the faculty member to the list
Real World Training Scenario:
- Enter Prof Lobell’s ID number
- Robin does not have a Research Mentor; leave this field blank

Save and Send
- You may add new text to the standard Invite text, if needed
- Added text may not alter standard invite terms and must be in accordance with both postdoctoral and University policies
- DO NOT delete standard Invite text
- The Postdoc and department names populate the Invite text after you click SAVE
- Click “Send Mail” to send the Invite to the Candidate
Initiate a New Appointment Invite
On the next slide, move the mouse to display and click on the Play button to view an animation of the Invite form!
New Appointment Invite



