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 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On Behalf Of Ted Mordhorst Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:15 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG 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 ====================================================================== 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") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================
