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Merit Pay Distribution Plan for UMIACS Faculty
In compliance with the University of Maryland Policy on Faculty Merit Pay Distribution revised in May 2010, this document provides a merit pay distribution plan for tenured and tenure-track faculty in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS).
Merit Pay Committee
A Merit Pay Committee, consisting of three faculty members, will serve to advise the Director on merit pay distribution. The Committee will be directly elected annually via secret ballot by the tenure-track and tenured faculty. Actual merit dollar distribution will be determined by the Director in consultation with the Committee’s evaluation of the Institute’s faculty.
Insofar as possible, the Merit Pay Committee’s composition over a period of years will reflect the scholarly interests, gender and racial distribution of the Institute. A faculty member may not serve more than two consecutive years on the Committee.
The Merit Pay Committee will evaluate and rank faculty accomplishments. This evaluation will give significant weight to contributions in research/scholarship/creative activity and service over the preceding three years. Measures to be used in this evaluation will include the quantity and quality of publications in refereed journals/conferences, success in acquisition of research funding, mentorship, level of service on institute and campus committees, and leadership contributions to external professional organizations, journals and conferences.
Each year the Institute will provide the Committee with documentation of faculty achievements for the immediately preceding year. These documents will be retained by the Committee for at least three years, or until they are no longer to be used during faculty evaluations.
For each year when merit pay is not available, the achievements of faculty members for that year will be taken into consideration during the next year in which merit pay is available.
The Merit Pay Committee will certify that they have followed the Institute’s Merit Pay Distribution Plan, or will provide a rationale in any situations where they have deviated from the Plan.
Director’s Responsibility
The Director has the authority and responsibility to determine merit increases and merit dollar distribution, subject to the approval of the Dean. However, the Director will be advised in this endeavor by the Merit Pay Committee as outlined above. Merit pay will generally be distributed in dollar increments rather than as a percentage of salary.
The Director will report to the Merit Pay Committee his/her final salary recommendations.
Each year the Director will review the makeup of the Merit Pay Committee over the previous five years to assure that a reasonable representation of the faculty has been achieved, and if it has not, the Director will take appropriate actions to rectify the situation.
Each faculty member will receive a letter from the Director containing his/her new salary and the salary increase. The letter will identify in general terms the Merit Pay Committee’s evaluation of the faculty member and how this was used to assign the merit increase. The letter will inform the faculty member that he/she may request a meeting with the Director to receive an explanation of the merit pay decision. In some cases, this letter may be signed by the Director jointly with the Chair of the faculty member’s tenure home department and the raises may not be broken down by unit.
Faculty members have the right to appeal the merit pay decision via a formal letter to the Director.
The Director will evaluate the salary structure of the Institute annually and consult with the Dean to address salary compression or inequities that have developed in the Institute.
The Director will certify that he/she has followed the Institute’s Merit Pay Distribution Plan, or will indicate areas where deviations have occurred with a rationale.
Implementation
The three-year duration of faculty evaluations will be phased in over three years following the approval of this plan by the campus; this will permit accumulation of faculty achievement documentation.
Connect with UMIACS
Thank you for your interest in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). We invite you to explore our research, connect with our community, and stay informed about our latest work.
Explore Our Research
Learn more about our centers and interdisciplinary labs through the listings below.
Key Centers
- Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2): Research in cryptography, machine learning security, blockchain, wireless networks and secure systems
- UMD Center for Machine Learning: Development of algorithms for large-scale data analysis and software development in domains such as health care and finance
- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (CBCB): Computational approaches to understanding biological systems and genomics
- Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS): Partnership with NIST advancing quantum computing and quantum information theory
- NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation: Multi-university effort to simulate quantum systems beyond classical limits
- Center for Automation Research (CfAR): Research in computer vision, perception, visualization and language processing
- Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS): Focus on ethical and responsible AI development across institutions
- UMD Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences: Research on microbiomes and their impact on health and the environment
Multidisciplinary Laboratories
- Computational Linguistics and Information Processing (CLIP) Lab: Advances language technologies and linguistic science using large-scale data
- Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL): Pioneering research in user-centered design and human interaction with technology
Stay Informed
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Connect With Us
We welcome opportunities to collaborate and engage. Select the option that best fits your interest:
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Support UMIACS through private or corporate contributions.
General Inquiries
For all other questions, please contact us at info@umiacs.umd.edu.
Directions
UMIACS is headquartered in the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering on the University of Maryland campus at 8125 Paint Branch Drive, College Park, Maryland 20742. UMIACS administrative offices and the director's office are located on the third floor.
The Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering is a stunning 215,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility that encourages research, collaboration and innovation.
Metro
The closest metro station to the University of Maryland campus is the College Park–U of MD station on the Green Line. A free UMD shuttle bus (104) takes passengers from the metro station to campus every 15 minutes. Get off at the very first stop on campus—the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel Building—and walk two minutes to the Iribe Center.
Parking
The closest parking lot to the Iribe Center is located diagonally across the street next to The Hotel. Payment is accessible through the QR code signs on site, and costs $4 per hour or $15 per day. The closest visitor parking on the UMD campus is in Regents Parking Garage, which is about a 15-minute walk to the Iribe Center. Visitor parking starts at $3.45 an hour or $15 per day, and is accessible at pay stations or through the Parkmobile app. More Information on visitor parking at UMD is here.
Regional Trains
To reach the UMD campus via Amtrak, visitors can get off at the New Carrollton Metro/Amtrak Station and take the F6 bus to College Park. Amtrak also services Union Station in Washington, D.C., which is accessible via the red and green metro lines by transferring at the Fort Totten station. The MARC Camden line also stops at the College Park-U of MD station Monday–Friday during commute hours.
Flying
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is located about 30 miles north of the university. Driving time is approximately 45 minutes depending on traffic. A taxi would cost around $80. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is located in Arlington, Virginia about 20 miles from College Park. Approximate driving time is 45 minutes depending on D.C. rush hour. A taxi directly from the airport is about $90. You can also take the Washington Metro from the airport. Board the Yellow Line toward Fort Totten/Greenbelt. The Yellow Line terminates at Convention Center stop, where you must exit and switch to a Green Line train toward Greenbelt. Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is located in Dulles, Virginia about 40 miles from College Park. Driving time is approximately one hour. A taxi will cost at least $100. The silver line goes from Dulles into Washington, D.C, where you will need to transfer to Green Line train heading toward College Park. Super Shuttle provides van service and discounts for more than one person traveling together.
Policies
The operation of UMIACS is governed by a plan of organization, comprising a constitution and bylaws, as well as several policies related to the appointment, promotion, and evaluation of our members. Here we describe these policies, as well as the operational procedures and processes used by UMIACS to implement these policies.
Founding Document
The creation of UMIACS was approved at the campus level in 1984. The proposal to create UMIACS outlines the original vision for the institute to become "a focal point for new interdisciplinary in the computer sciences across the University campuses," to "facilitate collaboration between the University, industry, and the federal government," and to serve as "an educational resource to various academic departments."
Plan of Organization
The UMIACS plan of organization defines the high-level organization of the institute and outlines key decision-making processes.
Emergency Preparedness
The Emergency Preparedness page outlines institute and university guidelines and communication practices for COVID-19 prevention and disasters.
Expectations of Conduct for UMIACS Members
Throughout its 40+ year history, UMIACS has developed a collegial culture that values all members of the Institute equally, irrespective of academic rank or demographic characteristics. In order to promote and maintain this culture, which is a key enabler of the Institute's academic excellence, we hold all members of the Institute to the highest standards for professional and academic conduct.
Diversity and Inclusion
We believe that diversity is a key prerequisite of scientific excellence, and that we can only achieve our full potential if all members of our community—irrespective of seniority and rank—are valued and supported.
Center & Lab Policies
UMIACS administers and manages a number of sub-units ranging from federally funded centers and institutes to formal centers and academic programs, to informal laboratories or research groups.
Professional Track (PTK) Faculty
The UMIACS Policy on Professional Track (PTK) Faculty establishes unit-level policies that comply with college and university-level guidelines for the appointment, evaluation, and promotion of PTK faculty. Further details are provided in the University of Maryland guidelines on the Appointment, Evaluation, and Promotion (AEP) of PTK faculty.
Tenure Track (TTK) Faculty
Hiring and promotion for tenure-track faculty are administered through their home department. For more information, you can review the University's hiring and promotion process for tenure-track faculty and title descriptions. The UMIACS Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure (APT) committee does not vote on tenure or promotion decisions for TTK faculty. However, the UMIACS director provides an evaluation letter containing a recommendation regarding tenure/promotion, letter that is added to the candidate's promotion package prior to the departmental vote.
All TTK faculty appointments in UMIACS are time-limited and renewable upon favorable review by the UMIACS APT committee. The current criteria considered in this evaluation are described here.
In addition, all TTK faculty in the Institute are subjected to annual merit review according to the Merit Pay Distribution Plan for UMIACS Faculty.
Services
Basic technical services that are available to all UMIACS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students:
- UMIACS Help Desk support for faculty and their affiliated postdocs, staff, students, and external collaborators who have UMIACS accounts
- UMIACS-hosted collaboration technologies such as GitLab and Wikis
- Printing services
- Physical and virtual network connectivity
- Advanced technical services
The following are provided to UMIACS faculty and, depending on scope, may require additional financial resources to be identified:
- Assistance in grant preparation: design of computational system, budget preparation, etc.
- Assistance in purchasing of computational/technological equipment: negotiation with vendors, purchasing, etc.
- 1TB storage in an object store (similar to AWS S3) for staging and sharing of data
- Data backup services
- Modern data center facilities
Business Office Services:
- Pre-and post-award management of complex grants: including budgeting, proposal preparation, financial management, compliance, and reporting, etc.
- Personnel management: appointments, benefits, visas, travel, etc.
- Purchasing
- Conference management: managing registrations, space scheduling, catering, etc.
Communications Services:
- Developing well-written stories about research achievements and other newsworthy items and sharing them with college and campus communication groups
- Pitching news items to local, national and international media and coordinating media interviews
- Dissemination of news/research achievements through social media
Additional communication services that go beyond what can be supported by the Institute are also offered under a cost-recovery model:
- Development of visual media such as photo shoots and video production
- Creation of high-quality brochures or other printed materials
- Assistance with the development of content for websites (note: only limited support provided contingent on the availability of communications personnel)
