We have a large cohort of visiting and adjunct researchers and are looking for ways to encourage them to submit proposals from our institution. 

I’d be very interested to see your policies and procedures if folks are willing to share.

Best,

Matthew:  I’d recommend the institution have clear policies in place and clearly state who is ultimately responsible for issues such as submission of progress reports, overruns on awards, intellectual property ownership and licensing, export control review, human and animal subject protocol development/management, conflict of interest, and the use of graduate students and post docs on awards where the adjunct or visitor is PI. 

 

Some institutions will permit an adjunct (or a  non-faculty member) to submit proposals but in the institution’s system, the department chair or the sponsor of the post doc/adjunct will be the PI of institutional record.  Note that some institutions also permit federal employees to have certain rights – in some cases, they’re even permitted to submit proposals and be the PI of record but this status may be dependent not only on your institution’s policies but the policies of the sponsoring agency and the fed employee’s agency as well.  It can become a sticky wicket very quickly so clear policies and approval processes help keep everyone on track and understanding their responsibilities.

 

Rochelle Athey | Senior Director | Post Award Administration
Mail Code 234-6 | Pasadena CA 91125 | (626) 395-2585 | Caltech | caltech.edu

 

 

From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@LISTS.HEALTHRESEARCH.ORG] On Behalf Of Cynthia Kane
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Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] non-paid faculty/adjunct faculty as employee

 

We do not recognize Adjunct faculty as employees and therefore they are not eligible to apply for grants from our institution.  We are very clear and strict about this policy.

 

 

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 3:59 PM Matthew Katz <xxxxxx@westernu.edu> wrote:

We don’t recognize adjunct faculty as employees which is becoming an issue as some of these folks are interested in applying for grants.  How do other institutions view adjunct faculty?  Are they identified as employees? Do you have a classification for non-paid faculty employees? Do you allow adjunct to apply for grants?

 

Any and all suggestions would be helpful

 

Matthew D. Katz, MHA

Assistant Vice President,

Sponsored Programs and Contracts Management

Western University of Health Sciences

309 E. 2^nd Street

Pomona, CA 91766-1854

xxxxxx@westernu.edu

909-469-5567

909-469-5569 FAX

www.westernu.edu

 

 

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Lehigh University

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