Position Descriptions for Research Staff

Position Descriptions and Career Tracks for CIS Research Scientists, Engineers, and Software Engineers

Within CIS we have created as set of career tracks for
    Research Scientists
    Research Engineers
    Research Software Engineers
with consistent position descriptions and pay scales.

These follow a generic pattern across Science, Engineering, and software Engineering, with small differences.

For each area, there are (at least) seven levels, from I through VII that map onto the RIT career/job bands as:
I = Band 00 (i.e., discretionary salaries not limited by banding)
II = Band 00
III= Band 48
IV = Band 44
V = Band 40
VI = Band 38
VII = Band 36

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SCIENTIST TRACK:
I Consulting Scientist = Distinguished Researcher
II Principal Scientist
III Senior Scientist
IV Associate Scientist
V Assistant Scientist
VI Senior Research Assistant
VII Research Assistant

ENGINEER TRACK:
I Consulting Engineer = Distinguished Researcher
II Principal Engineer
III Senior Engineer
IV Engineer 3
V Engineer 2
VI Engineer 1
VII Engineering Assistant

SOFTWARE ENGINEER TRACK:
I Consulting Computer Scientist = Distinguished Researcher
II Principal Computer Scientist
III Senior System Software Engineer
IV System Software Engineer
V Senior Software Engineer
VI Software Engineer
VII Assistant Software Engineer

Off these tracks are Research Faculty (i.e., they are not “endpoints” of these tracks but separate possibilities) and postdoctoral researcher positions (postdocs are 1-3 year terminal positions).