Between 1984 and 2000 TISS (or TUSS as it was long called) was run by post-doctoral fellows who were provided a stipend and given a tenure of between one and three years.
TISS Post Doctoral Fellows
- Joseph W. Caddell, 1984/1985
- Arthur Echerd, 1984/1985
- Everard Smith, 1985/1986
- David W. Hogan, 1986/1987
- Luba Rucanska, 1987/1989
- Mark Thompson, 1989/1990
- Russel Van Wyk, 1989/1991
- Elizabeth Rogers, 1990/1991
- Alan Downs, 1991/1992
- Ted Phillips, 1991/1992
- Henry Mattox, 1992/1994
- Jill Stuart, 1992/1993
- Matthew Oyos, 1993/1996
- Benjamin Fordham, 1994/1995
- Patrick Cronin, 1995/1996
- Douglas Peifer, 1996/1997
- Carolyn Pumphrey, 1997-2000