I am seeking assistance from my learned colleagues. For those of you
who are involved with training brand-new research administrators (no past
experience) whose responsibilities are focused on pre-award review and
approval of proposals (including budget review of primarily
multi-disciplinary
and multi-year science proposals, certifications and assurances, grant
transfers,
electronic proposal submissions, and all the other related pre-award stuff),
what
is the "approximate" time that you have estimated for the training process
(from
the point you begin training to the point where new employees are expected
to
function on their own)? I realize this time-frame changes given the
individual, the
quality and time allowed for training, and the complexity at each
university, as well
as understanding that all new employees can begin making some contributions
even
during the training process.

I am seeking to gather data/responses to address a persistent expectation
that
brand-new sponsored programs administrators ought to be trained in the above

responsibilities in a matter of just a couple of weeks and then they should
be able
to handle responsibilities on their own with little to no further
training/oversight.

FYI, we process about 1800 proposals annually and we receive approximately
$110 million in awards annually.

If you prefer to respond to me personally rather than the listerv, I would
appreciate
your response.

Peggy S. Lowry
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
Research Office
Oregon State University
312 Kerr Administration Building
Corvallis, OR  97331-2140
Telephone: (541) 737-0670
Fax:           (541) 737-3093
E-mail:        xxxxxx@orst.edu
Internet:     http://osu.orst.edu/research

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