NCURA同行评议
在2020年秋天, an NCURA ‘Peer Review' team made up of highly experienced research administrators from across the country, 对100多名教员进行了一系列采访, 研究人员, 研究所中心/主任和行政人员. 作为这个努力的结果, the review team provided 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 leadership with feedback on the support of research and externally funded programs and shared recommendations and national best practices that might be considered at 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 as we look to improve research support and administration. The reviewers prepared a 114-page report with over 140 recommendations ranging from very large that require significant institutional investment (i.e., “Fill current vacancies; assess long term staffing needs”) to others that are quick fixes (“post the subaward matrix to the ORSP website”).
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| 优先区域 | 建议 | 最初计划的反应/行动 |
|---|---|---|
| ORSP人员 | Prioritize central staffing and resources - Prioritize staffing centrally; Identify short, medium and long term staffing needs to support research/externally funded priorities; prepare a salary study to identify appropriate salary levels for the staff within ORSP to ensure competitive salaries and benefits are provided in relation to the Boston area. | Hiring plan developed and proceeding with immediate and long-term implementation |
| 单位人员编制及结构 | 优先考虑单位资源和角色、责任和监督. Develop framework for coordinating research administration across entire campus. 在这个框架上构建, 根据职称对整个大学的科研管理人员进行评估, 功能, and salaries to ensure department administrators are appropriately supervised and being tasked with the activities in the research administration matrix and from the perspective of equity - if not re-evaluate and change structures. Require participation of their research personnel for scheduled training and networking opportunities; ensure full support for researchers. | ORSP/HR项目评估单位资源 |
| 定期传达研究的重要性和期望 | Communication of research mission - The Chancellor and Provost will provide clear and regular messaging on the importance and expectation for research at 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿. VPR和院长将定期发布澳门官方老葡京研究作用的信息, 根据每个学科和教员的情况而定. | 正在制订计划 |
| 研究开发 | Workshops; 培训; Identification of funding opportunities; Professional Development; Increase seed funding and incentives - explore, 有教师的参与, 重点研讨会的范围和类型将是有益的. Consideration should be given for short presentations (30-50 minutes) and the qualifications of the presenter. Collaboration with the Office of 教师 Development will be beneficial; developing a year-long plan for offering workshops and such a plan should demonstrate regularity and consistency in key offerings; identify areas of faculty interest for which there are current federal funding opportunities and explore planning workshops focusing on these areas. | 有了额外的奖励前人员，这可以分配和实施. |
| Kuali | Prioritize Kuali implementation; Critical assessment of Kuali - Continue to prioritize implementation of Kuali 研究. 考虑到研究企业的规模和复杂性, 通过电子邮件管理提案的开发和提交, 手动输入奖项对ORSP来说是一个巨大的挑战. Implementation of Kuali 研究 will reduce the amount of manual data entry saving staff time as well as reducing errors and will also connect research compliance 功能 with award information. Ensure long-term plan for supporting any IT related needs that arise after implementation; Critically assess the Kuali 研究 system’s ability to collect key data that reflects research activity metrics. This will become essential given the increasing attention by 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 on research. | In process; initial launch slated for September, 2021 |
| 财务管理 | Establish expectations to help faculty fiscally manage their projects; provide reports and training - establish standard business practices to help faculty fiscally manage their projects (and identify any central or unit staff responsible); define who holds responsibility for training in the use of Summit and implement training regularly for existing and new users; provide faculty regular accurate grant reporting from PeopleSoft or Summit, including burn rates to PIs and other staff who assist with post-award management. | Contingent upon increased coordination processes and necessary ORSP central staffing, 单位人员配置和确定和监督的角色和职责. |
| 报告 | Needs assessment for data reporting; develop and implement key metrics; Monthly reporting; reporting to PIs- burn rates. 与学院合作, centers and institutes to assess needs and define the scope and depth of regular data reporting. Develop a system for tracking and reporting key performance metrics; push out sponsored programs activity reports monthly to the Deans, Directors and leaders to keep research activity visible and allow key academic leadership to be cognizant of activity currently occurring. | Contingent upon implementation of improved central staffing and ownership of VPR reporting. |
| 教师 | Create faculty advisory committee - form a research active faculty advisory committee consisting of senior research-active faculty. This will enable additional faculty input directly from the group that is impacted by policies, 程序, 以及与研究企业相关的实践. This group could bring forward various issues that impact their ability to seek funding and manage that funding once received. | 将于2021年9月发射 |