Research Titles and Employment
The Division of Research administers research position titling and compensation procedures. This includes all requests for new research staff positions, new hires and transfers, reclassifications and promotions, salary increases, one-time merit payments, and source changes.
Instructions
Research Personnel Action (RPA) Form: This form is used to help departments administer research staffing and compensation. The form includes useful tools such as a checklist, applicable rules, and a research position matrix. A completed RPA is required for most requests that require an EPA document. Percent effort changes do not require VPR approval; however, the most recent RPA must be sent with the EPA to Payroll. Requests for a one-time merit payment or an alternate work location do not require an RPA, but must route for VPR approval before being processed.
Research Titles
Other Important Forms
- Committee Approval Form
- Degree Verification Form
- Affirmative Action Tracking Form
- Procedures for Posting Faculty-Equivalent Research Positions
- Research Position Posting Request Form
- Revised President’s Delegation of Authority for Human Resource Administration Matrix
Please note: Requests can be submitted by your dean’s office via email to RPA-Form@tamu.edu or through campus mail at MS 1112.
For more information about any of these instructions or forms, contact Martha Tackett or Kim Williamson in the VPR Business Office, or submit a question by email to RPA-Form@tamu.edu.