Confidential Climate Survey for UC Berkeley Ladder-Rank Faculty

The goal of this survey is to provide an overall understanding of the working conditions for UC Berkeley ladder-rank faculty. The survey, which will take approximately 30 minutes to complete, focuses on the following four areas: A) your employment experiences, B) your degree of satisfaction, C) your perceptions of your work environment, and D) demographic information.

We truly want your candid responses, which we will keep strictly confidential by detaching them automatically from your name and email address. All results from this survey will be presented in aggregate, so there is no possibility of identification.

To our knowledge, no campus-wide climate survey has ever been conducted at UC Berkeley. Therefore, we thank you in advance for your time and effort in contributing to this milestone event. Survey results are likely to shape policy by serving as a benchmark in our ongoing efforts to make this campus an excellent place to work.

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A. Employment Experience

		Assistant Professor	Associate Professor	Full Professor, Step VI or below	Full Professor Above Step VI
1.	What is your current faculty rank?

		Yes	No
2.	Do you currently serve in an administrative post?

If "no," click here to skip to question 3. If yes, specify the post:

		Dean
		Assistant or Associate Dean
		Chair
		Vice Chair
		Director of center, institute, laboratory or program
		Other

3.	Please specify the year that each of the following events occurred if applicable:

Event	Year of event?
Earned most recent PhD Degree or equivalent
First tenure-track appointment at UC Berkeley

In which academic division or school is your primary appointment?

If you have been appointed to any specific departments or units within your division or school, please indicate your primary and secondary appointments(if applicable) in the table below:

Primary appointment.	Secondary appointment.

Throughout the rest of this survey,we will use unit to refer to the department, unit or school where you have your primary appointment. For example, your unit might be the Department of Political Science or the School of Social Welfare.

What is the average annual teaching load in your unit measured by number of courses?

6.	How many classes and students did you teach during the 2002-2003 academic year?

Type of course	Number of courses?	Average number of students per course?
Undergraduate
Graduate

		Yes	No
7.	Have you created any courses in the last 5 years which are now part of the standard course offerings at UC Berkeley?

If "yes" how many?

		Yes	No
	If "yes" did you request to develop these courses?

		Yes	No
8.	Have you requested to teach a course in the past 5 years and not been assigned to teach it?

9.	How many of each of the following types of advisees do you have?

Advisees	Number of advisees
Undergraduate students (whose research you supervise)
Undergraduate students (whom you advise about course schedules)
Masters' students (terminal degree)
Professional degree students (JD, MPH, etc)
Doctoral students (whose research you supervise)
Doctoral students (whom you advise about academic matters)
Postdoctoral fellows
Informal advisees

10.

Specify the number of each of the following types of commitees you are serving on this year and indicate how many you chair (e.g. executive, search, admissions, ad hoc review, awards, space, etc.) Do NOT include graduate student examination committees.

Committees	# of committees	Number of committees chaired
In your unit
University-wide
Off campus

		Yes	No
	Have you ever wanted to serve on a committee but were not given the opportunity to serve?

11.

Please indicate whether you have served or been asked to serve as a unit chair, dean or administrator.

Type of service	Administrative service?
Type of service	Served	Served in interim capacity	Asked to serve, but said no	Never been asked, but would like to serve	Never been asked, and did not want to serve
Unit chair/dean
Administrator or director of a center, institute, laboratory or program.

12.

Would you consider a part-time option for your faculty position at UC Berkeley, with health benefits and pro-rated salary?

		Yes, I am interested in a permanent part time position.
		Yes, I would interested in working part-time for limited periods as the need arose.
		No, I have no interest in working part-time under these conditions.
		I already work part-time.

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B. Career Satisfaction

		Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied
13.	All things considered, how satisfied are you with your current position at UC Berkeley ?

Specify the degree to which you are satisfied with each of the following:

		Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	Not applicable
a.	Current rank
b.	Current salary
c.	The way you were welcomed to the UC Berkeley campus
d.	Teaching responsibilities
e.	Advising responsibilities
f.	Committee responsibilities
g.	Quantity of space for research
h.	Quality of space for research
i.	Unit and campus-wide research and library facilities
j.	Computer facilities and support
k.	Resources for new ventures
l.	Number of graduate students
m.	Quality of graduate students
n.	Opportunities to collaborate with faculty in home unit.
o.	Opportunities to collaborate with faculty in other units on the UC Berkeley campus
p.	Intellectual stimulation of your work
q.	Clerical and administrative support
r.	Parking
s.	Housing
t.	Time available for scholarly work
u.	Balance between personal and professional life
v.	Amount of time you have for yourself
w.	Commute time

14.

Please list the two characteristics of your position that you like most, and the two characteristics you like least.

Feelings about position	First Characteristic of UC Berkeley Academic Position	Second Characteristic of UC Berkeley Academic Position
Like MOST?
Like LEAST?

15.

The tables below list major types of scholarly endeavor. In the yellow portion of each table, please indicate how much importance this endeavor has for YOU. In the green portion of each table, indicate your impression of the level of importance the endeavor has for your UNIT.

Level of importance	Importance for you				Your impression of importance for your unit
Level of importance	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not Applicable	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not Applicable
Your scholarly reputation
Number of distinguished awards received
Scholarly work in your discipline
Scholarly work in areas outside of your specific discipline
Serving as dean, chair or administrator
Editing books
Editing journals
Consulting
Bringing in grant funding for your own research
Bringing in grant funding for collaborative efforts

Level of importance	Importance for you				Your impression of importance for your unit
Level of importance	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not Applicable	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not Applicable
Number of dissertations chaired
Directing the research of graduate students
Placing former graduate students in top-level positions
Teaching lecture courses
Teaching seminar courses with active student discussion
Designing one or more new courses
Mentoring faculty
Mentoring students from underrepresented groups
Mentoring undergraduates

Level of importance	Importance for you				Your impression of importance for your unit
Level of importance	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not Applicable	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not Applicable
Promoting diversity
Working with K-12 schools
Building community in your unit
Serving on important but time-consuming committees
Quality of professional work (e.g. architectural work, clinical practice, artwork, etc.)
Quality of artistic performances (e.g. concerts, shows)
Research in your discipline
Writing textbooks

Level of importance	Importance for you				Your impression of importance for your unit
Level of importance	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not Applicable	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not Applicable
Number of books published
Positive peer reviews of books published
Number of refereed journal articles published
Frequency with which refereed journal articles are cited by other scholars
Number of presentations at national or international conferences
Number of patents

16.

Please indicate your top three contributions as a UC Berkeley faculty member. You may choose your responses from the drop-down list which includes all the measures of productivity from question 15 above, or you may provide your own responses.

	Contributions	If "other," please specify:
First contribution:
Second contribution:
Third contribution:

17.

To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

		Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Not applicable
a.	I believe the criteria for productivity are valued appropriately.
b.	I believe my teaching contributions are valued appropriately.
c.	I believe my service contributions are valued appropriately.

		Fast	Average	Slow
18.	How do you regard your career progression relative to other faculty members in your unit?

	If you answered "slow" or "fast," explain why.

		Yes	No
19.	Have you ever received a written outside offer while at UC Berkeley ?

If "no," please click here to skip to question 20:

How many total offers?

How many offers from the top 10 departments or schools in your field? (Use NRC rankings if you know them)

		Yes	No
	Were any of these offers matched?

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C. Work Environment

20.

Indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements about your colleagues.

In general, my colleagues in my unit:

		Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Not applicable
a.	Maintain high research standards
b.	Maintain high teaching standards
c.	Treat staff with respect (e.g. administrative, clerical, technical, etc.)
d.	Maintain a supportive working environment
e.	Work collaboratively
f.	Are collegial
g.	Value diversity

21.

Indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements about your unit.

In my unit:

		Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Not applicable
a.	The administration is effective.
b.	There is a shared vision.
c.	Faculty communicate consistently with one another.
d.	Every one shares in making important decisions.
e.	Feedback is sought and accepted.
f.	Faculty treat each other in an even-handed way.
g.	I receive constructive feedback about my performance.
h.	I am assisted in obtaining the resources I need.
i.	Agreements are honored.
j.	Disputes and problems are resolved effectively.
k.	Understanding is shown for family responsibilities.
l.	Commitment to diversity is demonstrated.
m.	Faculty are encouraged and empowered.
n.	All faculty are encouraged to participate in strategic planning for the direction of the unit.
o.	There is clarity about the promotion process.

	Please use the space below to provide any further comments you may have on how decisions are made in your unit.

22.

Indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with the following statements concerning relationships with your colleagues in your unit.

		Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Not applicable
a.	My unit colleagues value my research interests.
b.	I feel my area of research is on the fringe of the discipline I share with my colleagues in my unit.
c.	My unit colleagues solicit my opinions about their research ideas and problems.
d.	I constantly feel under scrutiny by my colleagues.
e.	My colleagues seek my opinion on important departmental or unit-level issues.
f.	I feel that my views are in the minority in my unit.
g.	I feel I am ignored in my unit.
h.	I find the unwritten rules about interaction with unit colleagues to be problematic.
i.	I have to work harder than my colleagues to be perceived as a legitimate scholar.
j.	My unit colleagues include me in new collaborative initiatives.
k.	I am reluctant to bring up issues that concern me about the behavior of my colleagues for fear that it might affect my advancement.
l.	Generally I feel comfortable with the atmosphere in my department.

		Yes	No
23.	Have you had a mentor on the UC Berkeley campus?

If "no," please click here to skip to question 24:

Indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements about your mentors on the UC Berkeley campus.

I have had mentors on the UC Berkeley campus who:

		Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Not applicable
a.	Serve as role models
b.	Promote my career through networking
c.	Advise me about preparing for promotions or leadership positions
d.	Advise me about getting my work published
e.	Advise me on informal politics
f.	Advocate for me

24.

To what degree do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

		Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Not applicable
a.	I feel loyal to this university.
b.	I feel loyal to my department.
c.	I feel loyal to my students.

25.

In the table below, indicate whether you have been subjected to any kind of discrimination or harassment as a UC Berkeley employee wiithin the past 5 years. The discrimination or harassment could have been directed at you, or unwanted comments could be made directly to you about a colleague. Please also indicate whether you felt you could take any action in response to incidents of each type of discrimination or harassment.

Basis of Discrimination or Harassment	Experienced Discrimination?		Felt You Could Take Action?
Basis of Discrimination or Harassment	Yes	No	Yes	No
Gender
Race/ethnic
National background
Sexual Orientation
Age
Disability issues
Family status
Religion
Social class
Other personal issues

		Yes	No
	Have you been subjected to any unwanted sexual attention as an employee at UC Berkeley? This CAN include unwanted sexual jokes, remarks; pressure for dates; letters, emails or phone calls; touching, cornering or pinching; pressure for sexual favors; stalking; rape or assault, etc.

	Use the space below to provide any further comments you may have regarding sexual harassment or any form of discrimination you may have experienced. Please do not mention any names, as this might compromise the confidientiality of the survey.

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D. Demographic Information

		Male	Female	Transgender	Prefer Not to Say
26.	What is your gender?

		Bisexual	Gay	Lesbian	Heterosexual	Uncertain	Prefer not to say
27.	What is your sexual orientation?

28.

How old are you?

		Yes	No
29.	Do you consider yourself a minority based on race or ethnicity?

30.

What is your citizenship status?

If "other," please specify:

31.

In what country did you spend most of your childhood?

What language did you speak at home?

32.

What is the highest level of education your parents have?

Parent	Highest Education Level
Parent	8th Grade or less	9th, 10th or 11th grade	High school diploma or equivalent	Some college	Associate degree or equivalent	College degree	Masters' or professional degree	Doctorate
Father's education
Mother's education

		Married	Partnered	Widowed	Divorced	Single
33.	What is your current marital or relationship status?

If you marked "widowed," "divorced," or "single," please click here to skip to question 34.

If you marked married or partnered, what, if any, is your spouse's or partner's occupation?

If you marked "other" please specify.

		Full Time	Part-time	Temporarily Unemployed	Unemployed
	What is your partner's or spouse's employment status?

		Faculty Member	Research Appointment	Administrative or Professional Staff	Other
	If your spouse or partner is employed at UC Berkeley , what type of appointment does he or she have?

		Yes	No
	Have you ever considered leaving UC Berkeley to improve career opportunities for your spouse or partner?

		Yes	No
34.	Are you currently caring for an aging and/or ill parent, spouse or other relative?

35.

How many children under 18 have you taken care of?

	Number of children cared for
a. Children you cared for in the past: Include only children who have moved out of the house.
b. Children you care for currently: Include only children who are still living in your household.

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E. Final Questions

36.	Please discuss the top reasons you feel positively about your position as a faculty member at UC Berkeley.

37.	Please discuss the top reasons you feel negatively about your position as a faculty member at UC Berkeley.

38.	Is there anything else you think we should know about your experience working at UC Berkeley?

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