Thanks, Bill, I was actually hoping that someone who's already done something like this would have come forward. If no one does, I'll look into it because obviously people are interested in having this info. Have a good holiday weekend! Ruth Bill Campbell wrote: > Ruth, I think that would work. You seem to have a good handle on this; > would you be willing to draft a survey following your outline? And maybe > put it on the web also, using Survey Monkey? (What a great name!) I think > we'd all be grateful and in your debt. > > Regards, Bill > > At 02:32 PM 7/1/2004, you wrote: > >Bill, > > > >I wasn't sure how to handle that either. Maybe: > > > >hiring range for research administrator > >years of experience desired > >current high and low [or average?] of salary for research administrators > >current high and low [or average?] years of experience for current research > > administrators > > > >Ruth > > > >Bill Campbell wrote: > > > > > I think this is a great idea. I suggest adding one further category > > > matched to salary level: something like years of experience, though I'm not > > > sure that's the right wording. On the face of it, a new director with 5 > > > yrs total experience should make much less than a grizzled veteran director > > > with similar responsibilities at the same kind of place; the survey should > > > enable a user to distinguish the two. > > > > > > Regards, Bill > > > > > > At 11:35 AM 7/1/2004, you wrote: > > > >Good Afternoon, > > > > > > > >So many people have contacted me as a result of my request for salary > > > >information that I think we as a list serve should do an informal survey > > > >every year and share the results via a posting on the NCURA and SRA > > > >websites. It would be "unofficial" but very useful, I think, especially > > > >if we put our collective heads together in designing it. I suggest > > > >using something like Survey Monkey. It could be anonymous if people > > > >preferred. > > > > > > > >Following is the list of things that I would like to know: > > > > > > > ># of students > > > ># of faculty > > > >$$$ in research funding > > > >Medical school or not > > > >Region of the country (west coast, west, mid-west, southwest, etc.) > > > >Urban, suburban, or small college town. > > > >Organizational Structure > > > > Pre and post separate or combined > > > > reporting lines > > > ># FTE professional in pre and post or combined > > > ># FTE support staff in pre and post or combined > > > ># FTE professional departmental administrators > > > >Title/level for reporting structure > > > > for example: Vice provost for research, director, assistant > > > >director, research administrator, support staff > > > >Salary range for each title/level > > > > I think this should be the hiring range if the position would be > > > >vacated > > > > or maybe both: hiring range and level of current occupant > > > > > > > >What do you think? (or have I had too much sun?) > > > > > > > >Ruth Tallman > > > >Office of Research and Sponsored Programs > > > >Lehigh University > > > >526 Brodhead Avenue > > > >Bethlehem, PA 18015 > > > >Phone: (610)758-3024 > > > >FAX: (610)758-5994 > > > >E-mail: xxxxxx@lehigh.edu > > > > > > > > > > > >====================================================================== > > > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > > > > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > > > >====================================================================== > > > > > > Bill Campbell > > > Director, Grants & Research > > > University of Wisconsin-River Falls > > > 410 S. 3rd St. > > > River Falls, WI 54022 > > > 715/425-3195 > > > FAX 715/425-0649 > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > > > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > >====================================================================== > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > >====================================================================== > > Bill Campbell > Director, Grants & Research > University of Wisconsin-River Falls > 410 S. 3rd St. > River Falls, WI 54022 > 715/425-3195 > FAX 715/425-0649 > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
