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The FDP Faculty Burden Survey.

Sara Rockwell¹

¹Yale University School of Medicine.

Research Management Review

|June 22, 2010

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Faculty researchers spend 42% of their time on administrative tasks, not research. This significant administrative burden negatively impacts research productivity and faculty careers.

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Area of Science:

Research Administration
Higher Education Management
Science Policy

Background:

Faculty researchers face increasing administrative demands.
Understanding the scope of these burdens is crucial for academic productivity.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantify the administrative burden on faculty Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs).
To assess the impact of administrative tasks on research activities and faculty careers.

Main Methods:

A web-based survey was distributed to 23,325 full-time faculty PIs/Co-PIs on federally funded grants.
6,081 faculty members responded, providing data on administrative task nature, size, and impact.

Main Results:

Faculty reported that 42% of their time on federally funded projects is spent on administrative tasks.
The burden is cumulative, stemming from various agencies and institutions, not single tasks.
Lack of institutional assistance exacerbates the administrative workload.

Conclusions:

Administrative burdens significantly detract from research time for faculty.
These burdens negatively affect researcher productivity, early-career faculty, and student training.
Standardized administrative processes across funding and academic institutions are needed.