a. Resource management planning, implementation, or monitoring designed to attain a desired outcome, situation, or condition; b. Providing advice on resource management; c. Performing analyses of resource information using established guides, precedents, methods, or practices; d. Managing and administering research and development programs; or e. Development activities not meeting research or equipment development criteria. 2. Positions that involve: a. Limited elements of research work, such as studies confined to description and interpretation of data; b. Primarily literature and data search; c. Primarily field surveys to collect or report scientific data; or d. Use of existing procedures for data manipulation. 3. Project Leaders, Team Leaders, or Program Managers who perform consulting and other professional and management functions, but do not have a significant personal research assignment. 4. Resource evaluation positions that do not include a research assignment. 32 - RESEARCH GRADE EVALUATION PANELS Evaluation panels be used to provide Human Resources Specialists with technical advice and counsel needed to assign correct grade levels for professional research positions evaluated by the RGEG and the EDGEG, Part III. Mini-panels are conducted to confirm final grade of vacant research scientist positions, and associates or term positions based on the personal qualifications of the person selected for the position. The Human Resources Specialist determines the series and title in accordance with guidance provided by the Introduction to the Position Classification Standards, The Classifier’s and applicable position classification standard. Handbook, Positions that fall the grade levels covered by RGEG or Part III of EDGEG are classified according to the standard or guide for the series of the position.
a. Resource management planning, implementation, or monitoring designed to attain a desired outcome, situation, or condition; b. Providing advice on resource management; c. Performing analyses of resource information using established guides, precedents, methods, or practices; d. Managing and administering research and development programs; or e. Development activities not meeting research or equipment development criteria. 2. Positions that involve: a. Limited elements of research work, such as studies confined to description and interpretation of data; b. Primarily literature and data search; c. Primarily field surveys to collect or report scientific data; or d. Use of existing procedures for data manipulation. 3. Project Leaders, Team Leaders, or Program Managers who perform consulting and other professional and management functions, but do not have a significant personal research assignment. 4. Resource evaluation positions that do not include a research assignment. 32 - RESEARCH GRADE EVALUATION PANELS Evaluation panels be used to provide Human Resources Specialists with technical advice and counsel needed to assign correct grade levels for professional research positions evaluated by the RGEG and the EDGEG, Part III. Mini-panels are conducted to confirm final grade of vacant research scientist positions, and associates or term positions based on the personal qualifications of the person selected for the position. The Human Resources Specialist determines the series and title in accordance with guidance provided by the Introduction to the Position Classification Standards, The Classifier’s Handbook, and applicable position classification standard. Positions that fall the grade levels covered by RGEG or Part III of EDGEG are classified according to the standard or guide for the series of the position.