Re: Salary for emeritus professor Jennifer Shambrook 21 Jul 2005 12:55 EST

In this situation, I would set a salary that is reasonable for his/her position.  Then draw up a contract that is "eat-what-you-kill."  If they can get 20% on a grant, put them on a 20% appointment (assuming they have no teaching or other responsibilities beyond research.)  If they get another 10%, raise them to 30% of that set salary.

So the salary is reasonable and it is the effort that is adjusted as their level of effort fluctuates with their responsibilities increase or decrease.

Jennifer Morgan Shambrook, MHA

Associate Chair for Research Administration
Co-Director Division of Public Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Medical University of South Carolina
67 President Street, Suite 504
Charleston, South Carolina  29425

voice:  843-792-0191
fax:  843-792-0048
email:  xxxxxx@musc.edu

>>> xxxxxx@NEOUCOM.EDU 07/21/05 01:29PM >>>
I have a similar question. If I have a person who desires to be
appointed as a RESEARCH faculty member  and wants to derive 100% of his
salary from NIH grants, is his institutional base salary $00.00 or is it
a salary similar to that paid to a tenured faculty member of equal rank,
experience and stature?  Thanks, REP

Raymond E. Papka, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurobiology
Interim Associate Dean for Research
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM)
4209 State Rt. 44, PO Box 95
Rootstown, OH  44272
phone:  330-325-6636
fax: 330-325-5916
email: xxxxxx@neoucom.edu

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Behalf Of Ted Mordhorst
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Salary for emeritus professor

NIH defines Institutional base salary as:
"Annual compensation paid by an applicant/grantee organization for an
employee's appointment, whether that individual's time is spent on
research, teaching, patient care, or other activities. This base salary
excludes any income that an individual is permitted to earn outside of
duties for the applicant/grantee organization."
(NIH Grants Policy Statement, Part I: Definition of Terms.
 <http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/index.htm>
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/index.htm)

So, if the $30K is the total compensation for work done for the
institution, this would be 100% of IBS and thus represent 100% effort
not 20% effort.
If the $30K is reasonable per a review of peer salaries it should be OK.
You would of course want to disclose in the narrative all the other
relevant facts.

This situation is not too dissimilar to VA employees with research
funding at institution who include a statement in their proposals such
as:

 Dr. ___________ has an appointment with --------------------------
institution and with the Veterans Administration (VA). This arrangement
is defined in a formal Joint Appointment Memorandum of Understanding.
The institutional base salary used in this application represents the
salary which is paid by the institution only; it does not include salary
from the VA appointment. The percentage of effort in this application
represents only institutional effort on the proposed project.

Ted Mordhorst
Assistant Director for Compliance
Grant and Contract Accounting
University of Washington
3905 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105-6692
206-616-8678
xxxxxx@u.washington.edu

----- Original Message -----
From: Arthur Eisenberg <mailto:xxxxxx@CHPNET.ORG>
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:17 AM
Subject: [RESADM-L] Salary for emeritus professor

Administrators -
I'm looking for ideas on how to handle an NIH salary request for an
emeritus professor who would be PI on an NIH Subcontract.  He has no
base salary ($45K from endowment) but is requesting $30K for 20% effort.
Since he has zero base - I can't justify 30K as a percentage of a base
salary.
I don't think he can be a consultant since he's the PI.  Would
independent contractor work? with 20% effort, no salary line, but named
again as independent contractor for an estimated cost of $30K.
Help will be much appreciated.

Arthur Eisenberg, Administrator
Office of Grants and Research
Institute for Health Sciences
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
432 West 58th Street, New York, NY  10019
212-523-6558 voice
212-523-7442 fax
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