Peter,
We, at the University of Southern Maine, require a relationship between the PI and us. It's all about leverage and liability. If the PI fails to perform and he/she is not an employee, we would have little leverage in correcting the issue. Similarly, with our institution being liable, as the awardee, we would want some protection via our umbrella liability policy - if it came to that - which only covers employees.
And, if there are any institutions which do not require an employee/employer relationship, they could be in trouble with Uncle Sam's IRS.
Larry
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Larry Waxler, Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
University of Southern Maine
5th Floor Bioscience Building
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
Telephone: 207-780-4413
Telefax: 207-780-4927
>>> Peter Koch <xxxxxx@CCHMC.ORG> 2/8/2008 11:50 AM >>>
Greetings list-servers!
I have seen the various questions and replies about institutional policies regarding who can serve as a "PI." There is some variation in how people approach this, but there are also many commonalities. Clearly most would agree that PIs should be qualified for the work proposed, meet the sponsor eligibility requirements, etc. Many also stipulate that some sort of "academic" appointment is a requisit.
My question relates specifically to individuals that do not have a "paid" employment relationship or "paid" academic appointment with the applicant organization.
I have never been able to locate any specific "regulatory" citation (Sponsor-specific, or general Federal) that stipulates what the formal relationship between the applicant organization and the PI "must" be. So, for instance there is nothing I am aware of that says the PI must be an employee of (i.e. get a paycheck from) the applicant organization.
Would anyone out there care to chalenge that statement? If so, can you provide the reference?
For all those institutions that allow "non-employees" to submit proposals, do you have a standard agreement that you get them to sign prior to letting them submit?
Thanks.
- Pete
Peter C. Koch, MBA
Assistant Vice President
Sponsored Programs
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, TCHRF-3303, MLC 7030
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039
Phone: (513) 636-4583
Fax: (513) 636-1392
E-mail: xxxxxx@cchmc.org
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