| Dear CIRES Associate or Research Scientist or Supervisor, As part of CIRES HR’s ongoing compensation project, we are asking all CIRES Associate and Research Scientists to select a functional title, a step that will allow CIRES HR to compare your salary to external market rates on an ongoing basis. Functional titles correspond to titles used in external labor market surveys and describe the nature of work being performed within an occupational area that has similar background, experience/competencies required, and related market value. These occupational areas were gleaned from the information submitted to CIRES HR as part of the Fall 2021 Position Description Project. Your functional title should reflect the majority (50% or more) of your overall role. We recognize that CIRES scientists may have multiple roles and responsibilities that could fall within more than one functional area; however, for purposes of this project, your functional title should reflect the majority (50% or more) of your primary role. Please note that in selecting a functional title, this does not mean that your CIRES position description has to match the functional title definition completely. Functional title descriptions are representative of a primary area of work that may span multiple sectors and so the descriptions remain purposely broad. Again, please select the functional title that aligns most closely to your overall nature of work at CIRES.Please note that the functional title is separate from your CU job title, CIRES working title, and career track designation. Functional titles will directly correspond to your job family and occupational area and will largely be for use by CIRES HR. Please select your functional title, in collaboration with your supervisor, through InsideCIRES, no later than Friday, April 7, 2023. Directions are below. For our project to successfully move forward, each CIRES Associate and Research Scientist will need a functional title; therefore, if you do not select one, CIRES HR will assign one for you. We greatly appreciate your time and participation. If you have any questions, please reach out to cireshr@colorado.edu. Thank you! Angela Knight and CIRES HR Team _________________________________________________________________________________________ Instructions to select/approve functional titleTo determine your functional title, please review the title options in the drop-down menu on the Dashboard of InsideCIRES (https://insidecires.colorado.edu/home.php) to see which title is most appropriate. Definitions for each title are also provided by clicking the blue “info” button.  Please review this information with your CIRES supervisor and confirm which title accurately reflects the majority of your primary role (50% plus) with CIRES. The final functional title must be approved by your supervisor. Supervisors will receive an email message requesting them to approve the functional title selection.Supervisors will be able to approve or deny the submitted functional title on their InsideCIRES Dashboard (https://insidecires.colorado.edu/home.php).  For a complete list of functional titles, please go here. |
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