Research and Agriculture

Accountability Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
  • Performs work in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Maintains accurate documentation and records.
  • Accurately completes established protocols and adheres to schedules.
  • Represents self and performs tasks in an honest and ethical manner.
  • Accepts responsibility for results.
  • Identifies appropriate protocols.
  • Sets and accomplishes goals.
  • Uses resources efficiently within established budget.
  • Assumes responsibility for the accuracy of work processes and flow of multiple tasks.
  • Handles operations of the unit in an honest and ethical manner.
  • Establishes budgets to effectively accomplish goals.
  • Accepts responsibility for department outcomes.
  • Sets high standards of performance for self and others.
  • Ensures resources are available to efficiently accomplish work.
  • Promotes and monitors an honest and ethical work environment.
  • Assumes responsibility for the actions and decisions of staff.
Adaptability Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
  • Effectively manages time in order to perform multiple tasks.
  • Recognizes and reacts appropriately to change.
  • Incorporates past experience and information into knowledge base.
  • Implements and adapts protocols.
  • Proactively seeks improvements and communicates to others in a positive manner.
  • Uses effective critical thinking skills to handle issues and situations.
  • Anticipates and adjusts for environmental changes and emergent situations.
  • Prioritizes schedule and workload appropriately.
  • Effectively leads people through change.
  • Succeeds in an environment where change is frequent and continuous.
  • Anticipates and responds to organizational and environmental changes.
  • Plans for change.
  • Develops flexible resources to meet current and future needs.
Communication Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts. Demonstrates effective use of listening skills and displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.
  • Presents and discusses necessary information effectively and openly.
  • Listens to and understands assignments and instructions.
  • Verifies instructions and seeks clarification when needed.
  • Communicates in a clear and effective manner, using appropriate technology when applicable.
  • Gives clear instructions and ensures understanding.
  • Promotes open communication.
  • Summarizes, analyzes and presents research results in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ensures instructions are understood.
  • Adjusts communication style to suit audience and situation.
  • Seeks input and shares information with others, communicating through proper channels.
  • Organizes information and presents it in a clear, concise and grammatically correct manner.
  • Shares information about goals and vision.
  • Promotes open communication inside and outside the organization.
  • Responds effectively to unanticipated questions.
  • Fosters an environment conducive to open communication among all levels.
  • Promotes technology to provide effective communication.
Customer/Quality Focus Anticipates, monitors, and meets the needs of customers and responds to them an appropriate manner. Demonstrates a personal commitment to identify customers' apparent and underlying needs and continually seeks to provide the highest quality service and product to all customers.
  • Projects positive image with all contacts in the work environment.
  • Complies with quality and confidentiality standards.
  • Answers basic operational questions or refers to appropriate resource.
  • Understands the importance of individual tasks in relation to the overall work process.
  • Knows and recognizes internal customers.
  • Maintains quality of customer service and continuously seeks to identify ways to improve quality.
  • Anticipates customers' needs and takes appropriate action.
  • Ensures accuracy, timeliness and overall quality of services and products.
  • Answers technical questions, serving as an information resource, or refers questions to the appropriate person.
  • Identifies and recommends more efficient ways to develop and maintain plants and animals.
  • Anticipates internal and external customers' needs.
  • Promotes adherence to high quality standards and customer satisfaction.
  • Takes personal responsibility for addressing and resolving customer service needs.
  • Anticipates and investigates more challenging questions and issues and ensures service is provided.
  • Gathers input and analyzes, designs, evaluates and implements quality process changes.
  • Interacts effectively with internal and external constituents on broad or diverse issues affecting unit operations.
Inclusiveness Interacts appropriately with all business and community partners, members of and visitors to the campus community, without regard to individual characteristics. Demonstrates a personal commitment to create a hospitable and welcoming environment. Fosters respect for all individuals and points of view.
  • Respects and appreciates individual differences in perspective and background.
  • Show sensitivity to the needs, concerns and opinions of others.
  • Treats others with dignity, trust and respect.
  • Cultivates a broad network in order to exchange ideas and rally support.
  • Evaluates different viewpoints to analyze situations.
  • Enables others to participate as productive members of the team.
  • Uses different viewpoints to solve problems and cultivates networks to exchange ideas.
  • Successfully manages differences in primary language and culture.
  • Stays in touch with employees at all levels of the organization.
  • Ensures that the needs and concerns of others are addressed.
  • Cultivates a diverse network of individuals to exchange ideas, gather input and gain support to ensure that constituents' needs are met.
  • Enforces the university's policy on diversity.
  • Encourages and promotes a work environment in which all individual differences are valued, respected and welcomed.
  • Assembles teams utilizing individuals with diverse backgrounds and points of view.
Occupational Knowledge/Technology Orientation Demonstrates the appropriate level of proficiency in the principles and practices of one's field or profession. Demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement, to include understanding and application of technology (hardware, software, equipment, and processes).
  • Follows directions according to protocols and methods.
  • Demonstrates willingness and ability to learn.
  • Uses all available resources to increase proficiency.
  • Maintains and applies knowledge of operating and safety procedures.
  • Understands role in supporting research and performs related tasks.
  • Attains and maintains certifications, licenses and other credentials for professional and personal advancement.
  • Demonstrates expertise through training other personnel.
  • Implements new methods and protocols for continuous improvement.
  • Displays willingness to acquire and apply new knowledge of plants, animals, land, equipment and operating procedures.
  • Assists with planning and supervises operations to attain short-term research goals.
  • Fosters an environment for enhancement of knowledge and technology.
  • Demonstrates knowledge or expertise in all aspects of the work environment.
  • Keeps current on professional and technical developments and applies them appropriately.
  • Understands how evolving technology affects unit and implements evolving technology.
  • Advises and consults in planning research protocols.
  • Coordinates or acquires necessary resources to facilitate both short and long-term research goals.
Team Focus Works cooperatively and effectively with others to achieve common goals. Participates in building a group identity characterized by pride, trust, and commitment.
  • Demonstrates commitment to role as team member and accomplishment of team goals.
  • Respects contributions of all team members.
  • Participates in the development of team goals.
  • Optimizes resources to facilitate project completion.
  • Anticipates and provides for the needs of team members.
  • Assists team members in dealing with conflict.
  • Assists in the incorporation of team goals into the overall mission.
  • Fosters an environment that encourages participation in the development of team goals, processes and philosophy.
  • Cooperates with other units to attain common goals.
  • Corrects or redirects team behaviors.
  • Values the contributions of all employees.
  • Creates an atmosphere in which employees can meet the goals of the department, campus and university.
  • Projects future goals.
  • Communicates mission of unit and its relationship to other units and the university.
  • Maintains focus on goals and their relationship to mission.
  • Rewards and recognizes the contributions of team members.
  • Shifts team resources to optimize team performance.
  • Collaborates and builds consensus among units to align goals with university's mission.
Leadership Communicates personal vision and the University's vision in ways that gain the support of others. Mentors, motivates, and guides others toward goals.
  • Follows through on commitments.
  • Seeks and assumes increasing responsibilities.
  • Displays positive behavior, facilitating completion of goals.
  • Serves as a role model, leading by example.
  • Effectively delegates work by clearly communicating scope, expectations and priorities.
  • Takes action in a timely manner to ensure completion of work.
  • Takes a stand on important issues and accepts responsibility for making tough decisions.
  • Values input of others and responds in a fair and equitable manner.
  • Effectively communicates assigned tasks and provides necessary training.
  • Keeps staff well informed of important issues.
  • Resolves conflict.
  • Adapts leadership style to a variety of people and situations.
  • Inspires and guides to establish and attain personal and team goals.
  • Sets standards and goals for the unit and holds others accountable.
  • Represents the unit to the university and others.
  • Serves as an advocate for the interests and needs of the unit.