The Compensation Equity subcommittee will examine compensation equity for tenured, tenure track, and non-tenure track faculty. It will also examine compensation equity for post-doctoral fellows, with additional attention to equity among trainees, staff, and visiting post-docs.
Membership
Stella Child, Postdoctoral Scholar of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, and Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association Treasurer
Brent Evans, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Higher Education
John McLean, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry; Faculty Senate Chair
Allison Schachter, Associate Professor of English and Jewish Studies (chair)
Charges
Specific Questions:
Is there compensation equity at Vanderbilt as defined above and along all categories?
What best practices can be put in place to prevent future compensation inequity?
Deliverables:
Statistical analysis of existing salary data
Analysis of equity in sample departments with data beyond that held by the Office for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness , or PIE (formerly VIRG), including lab support, salary supplements, and other forms of research support
A final report that analyzes the data and makes recommendations for the future
Timeline
Spring – Summer 2019
Design salary study
2019 – 2020
Study design to look beyond base salary
Analyze salary study findings
Fall 2021
Publish final findings and possible recommendations