Career Ladders

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Career Ladders

• Dennis J Paffrath
• Utah State University

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Agenda

1. How it was proposed at Utah State.
2. Development
3. Advantages/Disadvantages
4. Implementation
5. Questions Answer period

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What started it all!

• A. University Wide
• Research Office
• Sponsored Programs Office
• Environmental Health and Safety
• Funding

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Development of Career Ladders

1. Human Resource Basic format
2. Sponsored Programs Office needs
3. Time and Effort to develop

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Advantages/Disadvantages

• Advantages
• Staff knowledge
• Maintain the best
• Clear path
• Disadvantages
• No rewards for STARS
• Lose Over-Acheivers
• Limited Funding from State

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Implementation

1. Yes/No
2. Lessons Learned
3. Future of Career Ladders at USU

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Questions Possible Answers

• What has USU learned?
• What would you have done differently?
• Does this make sense to implement in a research
  administration office?