Angela,

While there are no real guidelines, data of a sort were collected by SRA
& Bearing Point a couple of times (last in 2002 I believe) to benchmark
sponsored program administration.  You might try to get your hands on a
copy of that report as it does have some indicators for FTE sponsored
program staff based on sponsored program dollars received for different
size institutions.  Not intended to be specific performance indicators,
but a yardstick to perhaps determine whether staffing size is
appropriate.  The numbers are, of course, out of date now, but might be
helpful for your consideration and planning.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Angela Sgroi
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:48 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Research Adminstrator Positions Costing
Guidelines

I really JUST wondered if anyone had any guidelines.  I'm looking for
markers of some sort for my own reasons.  No one is threatening research
administration at my place, but I do appreciate the overwhelming
protectiveness some of you conveyed.  I apologize if my question implied
anything beyond that.

Angela

Gray, Madison wrote:
> Angela:
>
> Perhaps back in the day when the research administrator closed the
> deal upon delivery of a case of Glenmorangie 10 Year to the sponsor?
> (The development folks still have expense budgets to influence
> donors.)
>
> A sponsor of a research project is not analogous to a donor; a
> research administrator is not analogous to a development professional.
>
> The technical merit of a research proposal is what a sponsor considers

> during the award stage.  The PI is completely responsible for the
> technical merit of a proposal - not the research administrator.
>
> Your question goes to how to characterize a successful research
> administrator.  There is a lot of material available speaking to that
> issue.  That said, I do not recall ever seeing the concept you
> outlined in the dialogue.
>
> Although I am intrigued by the fleeting thought that I should perhaps
> be pocketing a % bonus based on monies brought into the institution
...
>
> With kind regards, Madison
>
> Madison Gray, J.D., C.R.A.
> Assistant Director, Contract Management Division of Sponsored Research

> Vanderbilt University
>
> email: xxxxxx@vanderbilt.edu
> phone: 615-343-1374
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
> Behalf Of Angela Sgroi
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3:05 PM
> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
> Subject: [RESADM-L] Research Adminstrator Positions Costing Guidelines
>
> My Development colleagues tell me that the rough rule-of-thumb for
> every
>
> Development position hired is that in the first year, the person is
> expected to bring in double their salary in funding, and by the third
> year, they are expected to bring in at least 5 times their salary in
> funding.  Are there any comparable rules-of-thumb for pre-award
> research
>
> administrators that any of you know of?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Angela Sgroi
>
>
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