It’s been a long day. I’ve seen people describe RA as a glorified administrative assistant or even a “peon profession,” and honestly, some days the job really does feel that way. Do you agree?
Had a PI send me their old biosketch and ask me to enter everything into SciENcv because they “don’t know how to do it.” I went ahead and completed it, but it got me wondering how other institutions handle this.
I understand helping with formatting, compliance, answering questions, and I of course work on other support in SciENcv. But honestly, entering all their degrees, honors, positions, etc. feels like something the PI should be responsible for themselves.
The PI is relatively young and definitely capable of learning the system and not that busy (in their early career), so I’m curious, for those in pre-award, do you consider this part of your job, or are PIs at your institution expected to handle their own biosketch entries?
For those working in pre-award, do you help your PIs create their NIH biosketches in SciENcv, or do your PIs usually handle that themselves?
I’m not talking about the PI certifying it. I mean more like they send you an old biosketch, and you enter everything in SciENcv for them. Just curious how common that is at other institutions.
is this considered part of the pre-award/research admin role, or is it generally viewed as the PI’s responsibility?