Non-Faculty Researcher & Post Doc Definitions



Non-Faculty Researcher & Post Doc DefinitionsThe Carnegie Foundation determines its rankings based on data provided by the National Science Foundation through its Survey of Graduate Students and Post-doctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS). The glossary for the GSS defines nonfaculty research staff with doctorates as “all doctorate-holding researchers who (a) are not considered either postdoctoral researchers or members of the faculty and (b) are involved principally in science and engineering or health.” At the University of Memphis, this information has been self-reported by the departments in the past. In order to ensure accuracy and consistency, the University of Memphis should have consistent guidelines for identifying and classifying employees as non-Faculty Researchers. The Office of Institutional Research reviewed guidelines and policies from seven peer institutions for whom published information could be found online. Key findings from these published guidelines include:There are differences in practice on whether institutions count non-tenure-track faculty researchers (Research Associate Professors and Research Assistant Professors) in their NFR count. Four institutions count them, two do not count them, and one is not clear.For the most part, they explicitly exclude personnel who are research support. Given these findings, the following guidelines should be used for identifying non-Faculty Researchers at the University of Memphis. What is the definition of a non-Faculty Researcher at the University of Memphis?Non-faculty researchers are non-tenure track, doctorate-holding researchers whose primary function is not instruction. If an employee could qualify as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on a grant and the employee is not a member of the tenure-track instructional faculty, then the employee is a non-faculty researcher. Non-faculty researchers do not teach more than a 1-1 load. Should non-tenure-track Research Associate Professors and Research Assistant Professors count as Non-Faculty-Researchers?Given the above definition and the precedent set by the University of South Florida, the University of Arizona, Purdue, and University of Nevada Las Vegas, non-tenure track Research Associate Professors and Research Assistant Professors should be counted as non-faculty researchers.What Staff Position Titles should count as non-Faculty Researchers? Examples of staff positions where the primary responsibility is conducting research are:Chief Software Arch Rsch CtrResearch Associate ICoord Molecular Science LabResearch Associate IICoord Physiology LabResearch Equipment Tech IIData Science Software EngResearch ScientistLead Research and Data AnalystResearch SpecialistMaterials Science Lab ManagerResearch Technician IResearch and Data AnalystSoftw Eng MgrSr Research Equipment TechResearch Associate ProfessorResearch Assistant ProfessorWhat about staff researchers who are in Temp Positions? Researchers who are in Temporary Positions will be identified at the time of hire by Human Resources, according to the job duties specified in the employee contract. Should all employees working in a research center or a center of excellence (excluding pre-award/post-award admin staff) be considered research staff?Working in a research center or a center of excellence does not automatically classify a staff-member as a researcher. The staff member’s primary duties must include conducting research, excluding pre-award/post-award support.GSS Non-Faculty Research Decision Tree1042406301371000-4667257138035Post Doc00Post Doc449580030137100032575501971040003267075191833502562225453263000256222566617850049339507195185Ineligible- Do Not Include00Ineligible- Do Not Include4086225592391500534352542614850039243003204210Tenure Track?00Tenure Track?38100004123690No00No46767754123690Yes00Yes4057650386143504114800445198538100004680585Is Research Prof?00Is Research Prof?41529005333365537146557950100047339255609590No00No37814255623560Yes00Yes1819275236601000-2952752708910FDFD8382002704465ADAD20955002704465TempsTemps40195502675890FA/F9FA/F94429125248031000120967524993600010477524853900024955502485390001047752489835001228725304355500250507530378400012287253185160180022531864300011144253328035Research Position?00Research Position?13716004109085035528251217295Yes00Yes421005013658850012477751356360006762751994535285751847215No00No12763501623060Eclass0Eclass-533400927735Required Teaching Load > 1/1?00Required Teaching Load > 1/1?11334755080635Could qualify as PI?00Could qualify as PI?136207546996350019335754366260No00No10382254361815Yes00Yes13716006204585137160068522850010572756495415Yes00Yes19240506476365No00No1371600702373500271462570237350020859757176135Nonfaculty Researcher00Nonfaculty Researcher5800725794385352425803910003429001727835005324475461010No00No4019551575310067627457531100left470535Yes00Yescenter156210Employee Has Doctorate?0Employee Has Doctorate?Process and Next StepsHuman Resources will use the IPEDS_Primary_Function field in Banner on the PEAEMPL screen to code existing employees as non-Faculty Researchers. HR will incorporate this identification into the new hire process for staff.HR will use the National Student Clearinghouse Degree Verify service to ensure that all employee degrees are updated in Banner.Institutional Research will provide a list of employees coded as Non-Faculty Researchers to the departments late each Fall for review. Departments can provide input on missing/incorrect information, which will then be recorded in Banner. ................
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