Re: Job of a research administrator Rusty Okoniewski 15 Apr 1999 11:16 EST
We at the University of Florida-IFAS would very much want to check out all of the collaborations to see that they were vaild and appropriate. It is always easier to get people to come to agreement before money is actually on the table. The time of submission is the best time to negotiate relationships between institutions and/or obligate faculty and staff time to potential projects. Moreover, many federal agencies require evidence of collaboration. Pre-Award is the only time you can do this and document it to the potential funding agency. If we are doing this for federal proposals, we think it only makes sense to do it in a like manner for all proposals. Sincerely, Rusty Okoniewski, Interim Director IFAS Sponsored Programs University of Florida G040 McCarty Hall-D PO Box 110110 Gainesville, FL 32611-0110 Telephone: (352) 392-2356 Fax: (352) 392-8479 E-mail: xxxxxx@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu Visit IFAS Sponsored Programs Homepage http://grants.ifas.ufl.edu -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG]On Behalf Of Sally Eckert-Tilotta (Sally Eckert-Tilotta) Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 10:16 AM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: Job of a research administrator 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? *************************************************** 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 ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================