Description
Responsibilities are at the discretion of the Vice President for Research consistent with oversight of the research enterprise of the institution. Operational areas of responsibility that may be assigned include: institutional compliance, research policy, research administration, sponsored liaison, intellectual property, infrastructure support and institutional initiatives. Responsibilities include: for development of university policies, oversight and management of units functioning in support of operational area. Participate in the development of the institution's strategic plan. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, incumbents in this position meet the criteria for exempt status.