We're having a debate here as to the responsibilities of a research
administrator.  I would appreciate input from the list.

Collaborative proposals get submitted involving a number of faculty/research
staff across various colleges and centers (but within the institution).  We ask
for signatures from the PI, dept chairs, and the corresponding dean of the
college, and we try to get signatures from co-I (s) and corresponding dean(s)
(cooperation is spotty in some cases).  However, these proposals list
collaborators from the institution that are not co-I (s) and therefore there is
no indication that they have agreed to participate.

We have had a group submit proposals naming collaborators who I found were
unaware of the existance of the proposal.  While technical discussions had
previously taken place, no definite commitment had been made.

A situation has come up in which investigators (who I was under the impression
were not going to participate) are listed as collaborators on a proposal from
that same group.  Some in our office have said that it isn't our job to question
or confirm participants.  We have to believe those persons submitting the
proposal.

With that long intro, my questions are:

What are the practices at your institution on this?
Do you agree that it isn't our job?
Is it no big deal?

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Sally Eckert-Tilotta, PhD, Assistant to the Director
Office of Research and Program Development
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND  58202
email:  xxxxxx@mail.und.nodak.edu
tel:  701-777-2049
fax: 701-777-2504

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