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Staff Record 2012/13 - Research assistant

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Typefield
Short nameRESAST
Description

This field records whether or not the member of staff was a research assistant

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All staff where any (Contract.ACEMPFUN is coded 2 and Contract.TERMS is coded 1 or 2).

Valid entries and labels
CodeLabel
1Research assistant
0Not a research assistant
Notes

Research assistants are defined in the Assessment framework and guidance on submissions pages 17-21.

Where a staff member holds more than one contract where Contract.ACEMPFUN = 2 in a reporting period, Person.RESAST should only be completed as 1 if all contracts where Contract.ACEMPFUN = 2 are Research Assistant posts.

All staff who are selected for the 2014 REF should be coded 0 in Person.RESAST. This will apply to staff whose contracts state they are a research assistant but who nevertheless meet the criteria to be selected as category A staff.

Worked examples

Example 1 – All contracts where Contract.ACEMPFUN = 2 are Research Assistant posts.

A staff member had two consecutive contracts during the reporting year, where contract 1 was coded as Contract.ACEMPFUN = 2 and was as a Research Assistant, and contract 2 was not coded Contract.ACEMPFUN = 2 and was not as a Research Assistant. Person.RESAST should be completed as 1.

Example 2 – All contracts where Contract.ACEMPFUN = 2 are not Research Assistant posts.

A staff had two consecutive contracts during the reporting year, both of which were coded asContract.ACEMPFUN = 2. Contract 1 was not as a Research Assistant and contract 2 was not as a Research Assistant. Person.RESAST should be completed as 0.

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Reason required

To support the Research Excellence Framework (REF)

Part of
Field length1
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: RESAST
Based onNew field
OwnerHEFCE
Version1.3
Date modified2012-11-13
Change management notesGuidance updated to clarify the treatment of staff who are selected for the 2014 REF in this field.

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