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The findings identify a group that is typically female, older and university qualified. Males tend to be more likely than females to have a research higher degree, earn a significantly higher salary and move up the salary scale at a faster rate. Of the 194 respondents more than half reported previous research experience with just under one third having previously been employed as an academic. Almost two thirds had worked in research services for five or fewer years and the majority reported they had held their current position for five or fewer years.  \nIntroduction  \nThe research performance of universities now attracts global attention, and while academic staff and research students are at the forefront of the analysis, we know little about the contribution of administrative staff. University administrative staff, including research administrators, have rarely attracted attention, although their invisibility in both the lexicon and the literature has now been clearly identified (Castleman & Allen, 1995; Conway, 1999, 2000b; Dobson, 2000; Szekeres, 2004) .  \nA recent study of occupational identity in universities found that research administrators believed their role was even invisible to their academic work colleagues ‘ …particularly when the job was performed effectively and efficiently’ (Collinson, 2006, p. 282) . Administrative and other support staff now make up over 55 per cent of Australian universities (DEST, 2007) yet statistical collections relating to staff other than academic staff remain thin on detail. It is argued here that in order to build a complete picture of university research activity there is a need to address the gapsin knowledge about the role and activity of research administrators, not least because of the growing numbers and changing functions of this group.  \nAt the close of the twentieth century Coaldrake and  \nStedman (1999) noted the increasingly blurred lines between the work of academic and non-academic staff. As universities have become more complex the roles and responsibilities of administrative staff have shifted from being fundamentally subsidiary in nature to the work of academics towards forms of independent functioning and specialisation (Gornall, 1999; Whitchurch, 2004, 2006) . This development is underlined by a concomitant push for university administration tobe recognised in its own right (Conway, 1998, 2000a; Dobson, 2000; McInnis, 1998) .  \nThis paper draws on the findings of a doctoral study that investigates the profile, roles and understandings of research administrators in Australia, their contributions to university research activity and their perspectives regarding large-scale workplace change. The specific foci here are the demographic characteristics, career paths, and staffing profile of this group.  \nBackground  \nAustralian Research Services staff are located within divisions in universities variously termed: ‘Office of Research’; ‘Research Services’ or ‘Research Office’ or similar. Research services forms part of the university’s central administration with primary responsibility  \n30 The profile of university research services staff, Darlene Sebalj & Allyson Holbrook vol. 51, no. 1, 2009  \nA U S T R A L I A N U N I V E R S I T I E S ’ R E V I E W  \nfor supporting the research activity of the institution and for ensuring compliance with statutory requirements governing research. The structure and specific functions of these offices vary in complexity across the sector, ranging in size from four to fifty administrative and managerial staff members (excluding academic staff) .  \nIn September 2006, an invitation to participate inan online questionnaire was emailed to all university managers and","cbCaij2sk40pi0E6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij2sk40pi0E6","pdf",284873,"English","# Introduction\n# Background\n# Survey and research population\n# Response rate and participant profile","[{\"question\":\"How long had participants generally worked in research services and in their current positions?\",\"answer\":\"Almost two thirds had worked in research services for five or fewer years, and the majority reported holding their current position for five or fewer years.\"}]","A U S T R A L I A N U N I V E R S I T I E S ’ R E V I E W - read online free | PDF",1792081075,23]