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2006 Faculty Well-Being Survey: Contracts and Grants
Research Operations CouncilPresentation
February 15, 2007Nancy Whelchel, PhDAssistant Director for Survey ResearchUniversity Planning and Analysishttp://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/faculty/
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Overview Survey background Awareness of grant/contract activities College and university pre- & post-award
support Overhead/indirect costs Challenges to grant/contract related activities Challenges to working at NC State &
suggested improvements
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Survey objectives
Provide readily accessible, “centralized” information
Collect relevant & actionable data
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Survey development
Advisory committee– UPA, Faculty Senate, FCTL, ODAAA, HR, OEO
Feedback from– EOs, VP, Deans, Faculty Senate, Legal Affairs,
IRB Pre-tests
– Tenure-track faculty, lecturers, department head
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The questionnaire
Included 13 areas related to ‘well-being’ @350 closed-end 8 open-end
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Survey Topics Image and vision Leadership Faculty-Administration relationships Diversity/Multiculturalism Working relationships Faculty support & professional development (including
contracts/grants) RPT PTR Pay & compensation Campus infrastructure Recreation/wellness Work activities Overall satisfaction
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Survey Population
On campus Tenure/non-tenure track
faculty/lecturers (including dept heads, music, PE, FYC)
FTE .75 AY04-05 & AY05-06 Final population = 1,625 No sampling
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Survey methods & response rate Web-based Available Sept. 6 – Oct. 10, 2006 (29
days) 69.7% response rate (1,132 of 1,625) Margin of error +/- 0.9 percentage pts No significant differences in response
rate between subgroups
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Reports available online www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/faculty Introduction, Research Methods, & Response Rates Executive Summary (overall results) Annotated Questionnaire Tables of Results
– College– Academic profile (rank, tenure status, admin experience)– Demographic profile (gender, race/ethnicity, citizenship, age,
# yrs at NCSU) Feedback
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Contracts/Grants questionsHow satisfied are you with: Very
Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
Insufficient evidence to
judge
Not applicable
a. Pre-award support from my college for grant/contract-related activities
O O O O O O
b. Post-award support from my college for grant/contract-related activities
O O O O O O
c. Pre-award support from the university for grant/contract-related activities
O O O O O O
d. Post-award support from the university for grant/contract-related activities
O O O O O O
e. The way indirect costs are allocated to the investigator on a grant
O O O O O O
f. The way indirect costs are allocated to the department
O O O O O O
g. The amount of control the principal investigator has over the allocation of indirect costs generated by external funding
O O O O O O
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Contracts/Grants question
What are the biggest challenges you face related to grant/contract-related activities at NC State? (open-end)
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Awareness of grant/contract-related activities…
13
(Un)Awareness of Contracts & Grants Related Activities
26.6
31.1
37.6
40.5
34.5
40.1
35.1
0 10 20 30 40 50
Pre-Award
Post-Award
Pre-Award
Post-Award
Allocation to PI
Allocation to Dept
PI Control
Col
Sup
port
Uni
vS
uppo
rtIn
dire
ctC
osts
Percentage of All Respondents
Don't Know /NA
14
(Un)Awareness of Pre-Award Support from College
(by College)
57.7
53.0
45.8
20.8
16.8
15.7
14.3
13.1
7.4
6.7
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
COM
CHASS
DESIGN
CVM
PAMS
CED
CNR
CALS
COT
COE
Percentage of RespondentsDon't Know/NA
15
(Un)Awareness of Pre-Award Supportfrom College
(By Gender & Race/Ethnicity)
39.0
21.5
35.5
6.4
38.1
27.7
0 10 20 30 40 50
Female
Male
Af Amer
Asian
Hispanic
White
Gen
derR
ace/
Eth
nici
ty
Percentage of RespondentsDon't Know /NA
16
(Un)Awareness of Pre-Award Supportfrom College
(By Tenure Status and Number of Years at NCSU)
75.0
12.7
17.4
31.7
25.8
23.5
23.9
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
NTTNon-TenTenured
< 7 yrs7-15yrs
16-25yrs
> 25 yrsTe
nure
Stat
usN
Yea
rs a
tN
CSU
Percentage of Respondents
Don't Know /NA
17
(Un)Awareness of Pre-Award Supportfrom College
(by Percentage of Work Time Spent on Research/Scholarly Activities)
13.0
12.9
21.3
44.8
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0
>50%
26% - 50%
11% - 25%
1% - 10%%
of T
ime
Percentage of Respondents
Don't Know /NA
18
Satisfaction with pre- and post-award support
19
Satisfaction with Pre- and Post-Award Support
7.7
9.8
11.4
18.2
51.9
53.0
55.0
50.4
26.8
25.3
21.8
20.8
13.6
11.9
11.8
10.6
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Univ Post-AwardSupport
Univ Pre-AwardSupport
Col Post-AwardSupport
Col Pre-AwardSupport
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
20
Satisfaction with Support for Research Activities
20.5
18.2
11.4
12.3
9.8
7.7
10.0
10.7
6.7
49.0
50.4
55.0
53.6
53.0
51.9
48.3
46.1
34.8
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Lab Space
Col Pre-Aw ard Support
Col Post-Aw ard Support
Available Equipment
Univ Pre-Aw ard Support
Univ Post-Aw ard Support
Opps for Scholarly Leave
Opps for Teach LoadReduct
$ for Scholarly Leave
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisfied
21
Pre-award support from college
22
Satisfaction with Pre-Award Support from College (by College**)
60.5
29.2
12.0
15.8
14.3
25.0
12.1
9.1
12.6
0.0
25.6
56.2
64.0
59.6
57.1
43.8
56.4
54.5
29.1
30.8
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
CED*
PAMS
COT*
CVM
CALS
CNR*
COE
COM*
CHASS
DESIGN*
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisf ied
23
Satisfaction with Pre-Award Support from College (by Tenure Status** and N Years at NCSU**)
13.0
28.9
15.7
28.7
13.1
17.2
50.0
46.7
51.5
44.0
48.8
53.0
58.611.4
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
NTT*
Non-Ten
Tenured
< 7 yrs
7-15yrs
16-25yrs
> 25 yrsTe
nure
Sta
tus
N Y
ears
at N
CS
U
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisf ied
24
Satisfaction with Pre-Award Support from College (by Gender** & Race/Ethnicity**)
27.7
15.0
37.9
13.5
15.4
17.9
37.2
54.8
20.7
62.2
46.2
50.8
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Female
Male
Af Amer
Asian
Hispanic
WhiteG
ende
rR
ace/
Eth
nici
ty
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisf ied
25
Satisfaction with Pre-Award Support from College (by % of Time Spent on Research/Scholarly Activities)
18.3
18.6
20.8
17.6
60.2
49.9
45.7
41.2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
>50%
26% - 50%
11% - 25%
1% - 10%
% o
f Tim
e
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisfied
26
Post-award support from college
27
Satisfaction with Post-Award Supportfrom College (by College**)
13.8
11.1
14.9
8.1
6.3
20.0
8.0
36.1
0.0
11.4
58.6
61.1
55.3
60.7
62.5
48.0
58.5
27.8
58.3
40.9
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
PAMS
CVM
CNR*
COE
COM*
COT*
CALS
CED*
DESIGN*
CHASS
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisfied
28
Satisfaction with Post-Award Supportfrom College
(by Tenure Status and N Years at NCSU)
10.5
13.2
11.0
15.4
7.8
12.4
10.0
52.6
60.5
53.9
53.7
51.7
54.5
62.1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
NTT*
Non-Ten
Tenured
< 7 yrs
7-15yrs
16-25yrs
> 25 yrs
Tenu
re S
tatu
sN
Yea
rs a
t NC
SU
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisf ied
29
Satisfaction with Post-Award Supportfrom College
(by Gender** & Race/Ethnicity**)
14.0
10.6
17.4
6.0
15.4
11.7
48.0
57.2
39.1
62.7
61.5
54.9
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Female
Male
Af Amer*
Asian
Hispanic*
WhiteG
ende
rR
ace/
Eth
nici
ty
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisfied
30
Satisfaction with Post-Award Support from College
(by % of Time Spent on Research/Scholarly Activities)
9.2
12.6
11.4
10.3
63.2
52.7
56.3
52.6
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
>50%
26% - 50%
11% - 25%
1% - 10%
% o
f Tim
e
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisfied
31
Comparison of Satisfaction with Pre- & Post-Award Support from College
(by College)
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0%
"Sa
tisfie
d" o
r "Ve
ry S
atis
fied"
Pre-AwardPost-Award
32
Pre-award support from the university
33
Satisfaction with Pre-Award Supportfrom University (by College**)
13.0
32.4
18.6
10.7
3.9
4.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
0.0
60.9
41.2
53.5
57.1
59.8
56.0
58.8
47.8
30.0
40.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
PAMS
CED*
CNR*
CALS
COE
CVM
COM*
COT*
CHASS
DESIGN*
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisf ied
34
Satisfaction with Pre-Award Supportfrom University
(by Tenure Status and N Years at NCSU**)
8.1
18.1
8.2
17.8
7.0
8.0
7.0
54.1
46.7
54.3
50.7
50.3
50.5
63.6
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
NTT*
Non-Ten
Tenured
< 7 yrs
7-15yrs
16-25yrs
> 25 yrs
Tenu
re S
tatu
sN
Yea
rs a
t NC
SU
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisf ied
35
Satisfaction with Pre-Award Supportfrom University (by Gender** & Race/Ethnicity**)
15.9
7.9
29.6
8.1
25.0
8.7
45.0
55.4
25.9
58.1
50.0
54.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Female
Male
Af Amer*
Asian
Hispanic*
WhiteG
ende
rR
ace/
Eth
nici
ty
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisf ied
36
Satisfaction with Pre-Award Supportfrom University
(by % of Time Spent on Research/Scholarly Activities)
7.9
10.2
9.4
9.6
56.6
50.5
53.7
50.7
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
>50%
26% - 50%
11% - 25%
1% - 10%%
of T
ime
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisf ied
37
Post-award support from the university
38
Satisfaction with Post-Award Supportfrom University (by College)
0.0
12.5
5.7
6.7
8.5
0.0
4.1
19.4
9.1
10.3
84.6
52.5
58.2
56.0
52.1
55.6
51.0
35.5
45.5
30.9
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
COM*
CNR*
COE
CALS
PAMS
DESIGN*
CVM
CED*
COT*
CHASS
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisf ied
39
Satisfaction with Post-Award Supportfrom University
(by Tenure Status and N Years at NCSU**)
9.7
13.8
6.4
13.4
5.1
7.0
6.3
48.4
54.3
51.7
51.5
50.6
46.2
62.5
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
NTT*
Non-Ten
Tenured
< 7 yrs
7-15yrs
16-25yrs
> 25 yrsTe
nure
Sta
tus
N Y
ears
at N
CS
U
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisf ied
40
Satisfaction with Post-Award Supportfrom University (by Gender & Race/Ethnicity)
10.6
6.8
9.5
8.9
25.0
7.1
44.7
54.0
38.1
57.1
50.0
52.3
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Female
Male
Af Amer*
Asian
Hispanic*
WhiteG
ende
rR
ace/
Eth
nici
ty
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisfied
41
Satisfaction with Post-Award Supportfrom University
(by % of Time Spent on Research/Scholarly Activities)
5.1
8.1
7.1
8.8
57.7
45.3
59.3
55.2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
>50%
26% - 50%
11% - 25%
1% - 10%
% o
f Tim
e
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisf ied
42
Comparison of Satisfaction with Pre- & Post-Award Support from University
(by College)
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
CALSCED*
CHASSCNR*
COECOM*
COT*CVM
DESIGN*
PAMS
% "
Satis
fied"
or "
Very
Sat
isfie
d" Pre-AwardPost-Award
43
Indirect Costs
44
Satisfaction with Indirect Costs/Overhead
3.0
3.6
3.8
33.7
31.7
23.1
37.0
34.6
31.0
27.8
38.5
32.3
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Alloc to PI
Alloc to Dept
PI Control
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
45
Satisfaction With Allocation of Indirect Costs to PI (by College)
9.5
1.8
8.1
21.4
0.0
2.4
1.9
4.4
3.8
0.0
57.1
47.3
40.5
21.4
41.7
36.6
36.9
33.8
23.8
22.7
19.0
32.7
40.5
21.4
50.0
29.3
35.0
36.8
17.5
35.9
14.3
18.2
10.8
35.7
8.3
31.7
26.2
25.0
55.0
41.4
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
COT*
CVM
CED*
COM*
DESIGN*
CNR*
CALS
CHASS
PAMS
COE
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisf ied Dissatisf ied Very Dissatisf ied
46
Satisfaction With Allocation of Indirect Costs to Department (by College)
18.8
8.3
21.4
4.6
3.1
3.9
0.0
2.8
0.0
1.4
50.0
38.9
21.4
35.4
35.9
33.3
36.4
33.3
24.5
20.3
25.0
44.4
28.6
38.5
37.5
47.1
45.5
38.9
37.7
25.7
6.3
8.3
28.6
21.5
23.4
15.7
18.2
25.0
37.7
52.7
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
COT*
CED*
COM*
CHASS
CALS
CVM
DESIGN*
CNR*
COE
PAMS
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisf ied Dissatisf ied Very Dissatisf ied
47
Satisfaction With PI Control Over Indirect Costs Allocation (by College)
15.4
0.0
1.8
7.7
5.3
2.5
4.0
9.5
5.0
0.0
30.8
45.5
35.7
27.7
28.9
27.5
22.4
14.3
18.8
14.8
15.4
36.4
37.5
33.8
47.4
35.0
38.3
42.9
20.0
33.6
38.5
18.2
25.0
30.8
18.4
35.0
35.3
33.3
56.3
51.6
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
COM*
DESIGN*
CVM
CHASS
CED*
CNR*
CALS
COT*
PAMS
COE
Percentage of Respondents
Very Satisf ied Satisf ied Dissatisf ied Very Dissatisfied
48
Open-end comments: Biggest challenges to grant/contract-related activities 521 respondents Up to 3 coded comments each 14 general categories
– Support -- Accounting– Administration -- Obtaining funding– Workload -- Personal– Recognition/rewards -- Tech transfer, IP– Legal issues -- Funding agency– Political issues -- IRB– Miscellaneous/Other– Positive comments!
49
Challenges to Grant/Contract-Related Activites
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Support
Accounting
Administration
Obtaining Funding
Workload
Personal
Recognition/Rew ards
TechTransfer/IP
Legal
Funding Agency
Political Issues
IRB issues
Misc/Other
Positive comments
% of Respondents Mentioning(N = 521)
50
Administrative Support N of Comments
% of Resps*
Staff competency/attitude/turnover 62 11.9
Pre-award support 39 7.5
Budget/accounting support 27 5.2
Facilities/equipment (e.g., availability, adequacy) 13 2.5
Post-award support 11 2.1
Support for RAs (GSSP, regulations) 10 1.9Training/guidance for grant writing (e.g., proposal, budget, accounting standards, examples)
7 1.3
Administrative support/Grant management 6 1.2
General/Miscellaneous support 18 3.5Total Support Comments 193 37.0
51
Challenges to Grant/Contract Related Activities: Administrative Support
(by College)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
COTCALS
CVMCNR
PAMSCOM
CHASSCED
COE
% o
f Res
pond
ents
52
Administrative SupportColleges w/
most comments
Colleges w/ fewest
comments
Staff competency/attitude/turnover
COE, PAMS, CNR, CALS, CHASS, COT
CED, CVM,
Pre-award supportCOE, COM,
CHASS, COT, CED
PAMS, DESIGN, CALS
Budget/accounting support COE COT, COM, DESIGN, CNR
Post-award support CED (all others)
53
Accounting System/Budget N of Comments
% of Resps*
Cost accounting standards/micromanagement (I.e., level of detail required) 36 6.9
Purchasing (e.g., restrictions, flexibility, difficulty) 31 6.0
Delay in setting up accounts/receipt of funds 27 5.2
Budget management (e.g., awareness of up-to-date account balance) 24 4.6
Mismatch between NCSU and funding agency budget/accounting requirements
17 3.3
Complexity of accounting/budget rules 13 2.5
Subcontract/cross-college/cross-institution budgeting/accounting 10 1.9
Rebudgeting 9 1.7
End of grant budget resolution 2 0.4
General/Miscellaneous accounting/budget 7 1.3
Total Accounting System/Budget Comments 176 33.8
54
Challenges to Grant/Contract Related Activities: Accounting System/Budget
(by College)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
COM
DESIGN
CED
CHASSCOE
CVMCOT
CNR
PAMSCALS
% o
f Res
pond
ents
55
Accounting System/BudgetColleges w/
most comments
Colleges w/ fewest
commentsCost accounting standards/micromanagement (I.e., level of detail required)
CNR, CALS (all others)
Purchasing (e.g., restrictions, flexibility, difficulty) CALS (all others)
Delay in setting up accounts/receipt of funds CALS, COT (all others)
Budget management (e.g., awareness of up-to-date account balance) COT, PAMS (all others)
Subcontract/cross-college/cross-institution budgeting/accounting CVM (all others)
56
Administration N of Comments
% of Resps*
Overhead - indirect costs 40 7.7
Bureaucracy/Red tape (amount of procedures/rules/regulations/requirements) 35 6.7
Paperwork (excessive) 17 3.3
Proposal processing time 17 3.3
Problems w/ online system 12 2.3
Clarity/Complexity of rules/procedures/process 8 1.5
General/Miscellaneous administration 7 1.3Total Administration Comments 136 26.1
57
Challenges to Grant/Contract Related Activities: Administration
(by College)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
CHASS
DESIGN
CEDCOT
COECOM
PAMSCALS
CVMCNR
% o
f Res
pond
ents
58
AdministrationColleges w/ most
comments
Colleges w/ fewest
comments
Overhead - indirect costs PAMS, CNR, COM
CVM, CHASS
Bureaucracy/Red tape (amount of procedures/rules/regulations/requirements)
CVM, CNR, CALS
COT, DESIGN, CHASS
Proposal processing time CVM
59
Obtaining Funding N of Comments
% of Resps*
Identifying funding opportunities 22 4.2
Limited avail of grants in research area 19 3.6
Funding for pilot/preliminary research/proposal development 12 2.3
Low funding rates (agency not funding as many as in past…) 12 2.3
Competition (lack of NCSU prestige/facilities) 7 1.3
Lack of internal funding 5 1.0
Matching funds 5 1.0
Limited availability of funding opportunities/agencies 4 0.8
Bridge funding 3 0.6
General/Miscellaneous funding obstacles 13 2.5Total Funding Comments 102 19.6
60
Challenges to Grant/Contract Related Activities: Obtaining Funding
(by College)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
CNR
PAMS
DESIGN
CALS CEDCVM
COTCOE
CHASSCOM
% o
f Res
pond
ents
61
Obtaining FundingColleges w/ most
comments
Colleges w/ fewest
comments
Identifying funding opportunitiesCHASS,
COM, COT, CED
CVM, COE, PAMS,
CALS CNR
Limited avail of grants in research area COMCOE, CNR,
PAMS, CALS
62
Workload/Time N of Comments
% of Resps*
Release time 8 1.5
Maintaining research productivity (e.g., multiple grants, soft money, large centers)
4 0.8
General/Miscellaneous workload/time issues 45 8.6
Total Workload/Time Comments 57 10.9
63
Challenges to Grant/Contract Related Activities: Workload
(by College)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
COECOM
CALSCVM
PAMS
CHASSCOT
CNR
DESIGN
CED
% o
f Res
pond
ents
64
Personal Issues N of Comments
% of Resps*
Pressure/expectations for funded research 12 2.3
Lack of procedural knowledge/Knowing where/who to go for help 11 2.1
Finding people to collaborate with 10 1.9
Mentoring/guidance 5 1.0
Availability/Quality of RAs 4 0.8
Grant writing ability 3 0.6
Developing research plan/idea 2 0.4
General/Miscellaneous personal issues 6 1.2Total Personal Comments 53 10.2
65
Challenges to Grant/Contract Related Activities: Personal Issues
(by College)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
COMCVM
COECNR
COTCALS
PAMSCED
CHASS
DESIGN
% o
f Res
pond
ents
66
Closing comments:“Most serious problems or concerns that you have in working at NC State” (open-end)
35 comments directly related to support for grants/contracts (see handout)
(LOTS of comments about emphasis on grants, time, funding issues, overhead distribution)
67
Closing comments:“Most significant changes that should be made at NC State to improve/enhance the quality of your work life.” (open-end)
32 comments directly related to support for grants/contracts (see handout)
68
Closing comments:“Most positive aspect of being a member of the faculty at NC State.” (open-end)
5 comments directly related to support for grants/contracts (see handout)
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