date: Mon Apr 22 11:27:33 2002 from: Mike Hulme subject: Re: Schellnhuber to: trevor davies Trevor, To remind you - we need to try to 'reclaim' the £15k p.a. originally mentioned way back by UEA in negotiation with HJS. Otherwise, full costs not just of John but also his 'researcher' will fall on Tyndall budget. Mike At 18:25 19/04/02 +0100, you wrote: Mike, I will dig out what brian said - can you remind me on Mon? (not sure where Chris has filed it). I'm fairly sure it said "contribution of 15K' without making any reference to sources. trevor At 18:12 19/04/02 +0100, you wrote: >Trevor, > >Basically OK - shame about Wolfson money. Saving 15% of his salary is less >than what was on offer from Wolfson. > >And I would like to know very clearly, and approve, what is being said >about this additional 'PA/researcher' position? AT least 50% should be >forthcoming from non-Tyndall sources, otherwise our budget really will get >well and truly screwed. NERC have written to say they expect us to find >all the money for his salary, so we are really on our own. > >Mike > > >At 15:41 19/04/02 +0100, you wrote: >>For info. If you have any concerns let me know. >> >>trevor >> >> >Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:40:56 +0100 >> >To: "Cook Christine Mrs (REG) k222" >> >From: trevor davies >> >Subject: Re: Schellnhuber >> >In-Reply-To: <145A1EE99BF6D411956A00508BB3B991A8D28E@exchange1.uea.ac.uk> >> > >> >Yes- I think we should go with this. It will be counterproductive to >>quiblle about the 15% consultancy. >> > >> > >> >Thanks >> > >> > >> >Trevor >> > >> >At 13:22 19/04/02 +0100, you wrote: >> >>As from Brian >> >> >> >>I have spoken to John Schellnhuber and he has given me his absolute >> >>assurance (as he has done to you) that he will be coming on 1 October 2002. >> >>His minister is agreeable to his taking leave of absence (which I thought >> >>might be helpful from the pension point of view) and indeed Potsdam >> will pay >> >>all his pension contributions to keep his German pension going. We would, >> >>therefore, simply pay his salary and he would pay tax and so on in the UK. >> >>The German end would like him to continue as a consultant with them, >> much as >> >>he has been doing for Tyndall for 15% of his time. This would reduce our >> >>salary payment by the equivalent amount. Would this arrangement be >> >>acceptable to you? My view is that he is dead set on preserving the >> >>opportunity to return to Germany if, for any reason, Tyndall is not funded >> >>for a further period and wishes to preserve his pension position. This may >> >>well mean that we will not get any Wellcome/Royal Society support but I >> >>think we just have to live with that. I doubt we will lose very much >> by his >> >>continuing to be a consultant to Potsdam as I sense he is working at 150% >> >>anyway, so we might as well save the salary. >> >> >> >>He will be in a position to sign a letter on 25 May (he is away travelling >> >>for 4 weeks), I think we could reasonably leave it that long? I haven't >> >>confirmed with him whether he wants to be paid in sterling or euros but >> that >> >>seems to be a side issue. >> >> >> >>What do you think? Shall I draft a "contract" on the basis of the >> above? I >> >>need to check it with the VC but I thought I should rehearse the issues >> with >> >>you first. >> >> >> >>Brian >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >>Mrs Christine Cook >> >>Personal Assistant to Registrar and Secretary >> >>Registrar and Secretary's Office >> >>University of East Anglia >> >>NORWICH >> >>NR4 7TJ >> >>Tel: 01603 592771 >> >>Email: c.cook@uea.ac.uk >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> >> >> >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>Professor Trevor D. Davies >>Dean, School of Environmental Sciences >>University of East Anglia >>Norwich NR4 7TJ >>United Kingdom >> >>Tel. +44 1603 592836 >>Fax. +44 1603 507719 >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Professor Trevor D. Davies Dean, School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ United Kingdom Tel. +44 1603 592836 Fax. +44 1603 507719 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++