Universities have been fined substantial sums by the federal government due to inadequacies in their effort reporting systems. The Texas A&M University System has developed a new electronic time and effort reporting tool which is expected to launch in the next few months. TEES is working with Texas A&M University and other members of The Texas A&M University System as well as the Research Foundation to coordinate implementation of the new system and to provide guidance to researchers in using the new system. TEES will keep researchers informed as information becomes available.
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Planning to take an extended leave …
Relocating to the TAMU Qatar campus…
Find that you are dedicating less time than was proposed on a research project….
OSR MUST BE NOTIFIED!!! (more…)
Key Personnel on Federal and Federal Flow-Through Sponsored Research 1
A message from the Office of Sponsored Research
For federal and federal flow-through sponsored projects with an effective start date of September 1, 2006, TEES has begun monitoring the budgeted contribution for Principal Investigators and/or Key Personnel named in the award document.�
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We may be a small team of only seven members, but our ambitions and impact are big. When thinking about what TEES Personnel Services does, it is simple we connect people to the research engineering agency of Texas.Â
Throughout the year our team provides service to over 2,800 employees in TEES and the Look College of Engineering. We offer over 280 hours of training annually and process more than 500 personnel requests each year.Â
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Universities told to provide professional development for postdocs Â
The US government has taken steps to insure that postdocs receive professional development for the next stages of their careers by stipulating that National Science Foundation grants that fund postdoc positions include descriptions of mentoring and professional development opportunities which will be offered them. And the NSF grant review process will include an evaluation of these activities, reports Doug Lederman in the August 20 issue of Inside Higher Education. The pressures are intense to focus postdocs exclusively on research outcomes, so leaving the responsibility of career preparation for postdocs to the P.I.s does not work. (See http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/08/20/postdoc)
