Technical/STEM Career Track
This track includes roles that are technical in nature, including science, technology, and research.
Track Overview
| Technical/STEM | ||
|---|---|---|
| Level | Description | Definition |
| 5 | Expert Technical | Principal advisor providing counsel and guidance to top management on significant STEM matters. Focuses on thought leadership across multiple disciplines. Recognized internally as the "go-to person" for the most complex assignments in relevant subject matter areas. Works on advanced complex STEM projects. |
| 4 | Advanced Technical | Advanced-level professional STEM roles. Performs STEM work that is complex and varied. Analyze broad range of difficult problems and performs research to originate new approaches and implement solutions. Exercises considerable discretion and judgment. Monitors trends within own discipline area. |
| 3 | Senior Technical | Experienced professional STEM roles. Performs STEM work of moderate complexity. Able to solve problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions. Possesses a complete understanding of STEM standards, principles, theories, and concepts related to their functional area. Works independently and acts as resource for less experienced colleagues. |
| 2 | Intermediate Technical | Full professional level STEM roles. Able to solve a range of problems and analyze possible solutions using standard procedures. There is still a focus on acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills. Receives direction on more complex work from more experienced colleagues. |
| 1 | Entry Technical | Entry level professional STEM roles. Focus is primarily on assignments and projects that are designed for exposure to fundamental principles, and concepts. Able to apply basic STEM principles, specification, and existing policies and procedures. Requires supervision and limited exercise of independent judgment. |
Level Detail
| Level 5: Expert Technical (T5) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification title: Senior Architect | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| Recognized internally as the "go-to person" for the most complex assignments in relevant subject matter areas. Works on advanced complex STEM projects. | Advanced experienced required. | Universitywide discipline. | Focuses on thought leadership across multiple disciplines. | Principal advisor providing counsel and guidance to top management on significant STEM matters. |
| Level 4: Advanced Technical (T4) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification title: Architect | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| Performs STEM work that is complex and varied. Advanced level professional STEM roles. | Fully developed professional experienced required. | Universitywide discipline or college/unit function or department or school. | Monitors trends within own discipline area. Analyze broad range of difficult problems and performs research to originate new approaches and implement solutions. | Exercises considerable discretion and judgment. |
| Level 3: Senior Technical (T3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification title: Senior Analyst | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| Performs STEM work of moderate complexity. Experienced professional STEM roles. | Developed professional experienced required. | College/unit function or department or school. | Possesses a complete understanding of STEM standards, principles, theories, and concepts related to their functional area. Able to solve problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions. | Work independently and acts as a resource for less experienced colleagues. |
| Level 2: Intermediate Technical (T2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification title: Analyst | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| There is a focus on acquiring higher level knowledge and skills while operating at a full professional level. | Limited professional level work experience required. | College/unit function or department or school. | Able to solve a range of straightforward problems and analyze possible solutions using standard procedures. Receives direction on more complex work from more experienced colleagues. | Developing professional STEM roles. |
| Level 1: Entry Technical (T1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification title: Associate Analyst | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| Entry-level professional STEM roles. Able to apply basic STEM principles, specification, and existing policies and procedures. | No professional level work experience required. | College/unit function or department or school. | Focus is primarily on assignments and projects that are designed for exposure to fundamental principles and concepts. | Requires supervision and limited exercise of independent judgment. |