Thanks Tim.  Very helpful.  After being taken aback for a second, I read the
statement "The principal investigator is included in this category" to mean
that the PI need not request compensation from the grant (instead the PI is
paid by the university), rather than that NIH contemplates a situation in which
someone who is not employed by an organization serves as PI.  As for
"responsible to the applicant organization"--the means for holding someone
who's not employed "responsible" are not obvious.  The obvious example is a PI
who leaves an institution without filing the final report on a grant.

"Atkinson, Timothy N" wrote:

> Peter,
>
> When you read the NIH policy, do you get the impression they sometimes seem
> more concerned with the concept of KEY PERSONNEL as individuals who can
> carry the proposed project to completion, not necessarily as employees of
> applicant organization?
>
> NIH GRANT POLICY STATES: "Key Personnel: Individuals who contribute in a
> substantive way to the scientific development or execution of a project,
> whether or not they receive compensation from the grant supporting that
> project. The principal investigator is included in this category."
>
> Then, in the PHS 398 packet under Principal Investigator they just want you
> to list or "name the ONE person responsible to the applicant organization
> for the scientific and technical direction of the project." They don't say,
> "this person must be an employee of applicant organization."
>
> It also seems that and "adjunct appointment" implies an arm's length
> relationship to the department and organization.
>
> Just some thoughts,
>
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter J. Dolce [mailto:xxxxxx@CCVAX.MMC.EDU]
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 8:32 AM
> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
> Subject: Re: Adjunct faculty
>
> Kim--
>
> Thanks.  I'd like to get a copy of the policy.  I'm astonished that so
> many schools allow this--i.e., allow persons who are not employees to
> apply for grants.  Have to study the policies to see what controls are
> in place.  We in fact also allow it--even have a written policy--but I'm
> very uncomfortable with it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter
>
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