Applicability
This policy is intended to set forth the eligibility requirements to serve as a Principal
Investigator (PI) at 麻豆社. It also describes the processes for requesting and approving
exceptions to the PI eligibility requirements. Only eligible 麻豆社 faculty and staff may serve as a Principal Investigator
(PI) on externally funded research, training, or other sponsored projects administered through
the Research Foundation for SUNY. Usually, the PI is an employee of SUNY or the Research Foundation
for SUNY.
Background
To serve as a PI, the employee must participate in the project to a significant degree.
The PI bears the primary responsibility for managing the technical and financial aspects of a sponsored
program in compliance with the sponsor鈥檚 terms and conditions, and with the policies and procedures
of The Research Foundation for SUNY, the State University of New York and 麻豆社.
Policy
麻豆社 faculty and staff eligible to serve as a PI include:
1. Academic appointees who hold the titles of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant
Professor, Instructor, Lecturer, Librarian, Associate Librarian or Assistant Librarian. These
titles may be qualified by the prefix of 鈥淩esearch.鈥
2. Researchers who do not have faculty status at the time of application, but expect
to be appointed at the time of award, are permitted to be listed as a PI. At the time of
application there must be in place a memo to the Office for Sponsored Programs from the appropriate
chair or dean indicating that, by the time the award is made, the faculty appointment will
be
completed.
3. Academic appointees with the title Emeritus, Adjunct or Visiting may serve as
PI on externally sponsored projects only with the written approval of the cognizant Dean or Vice President.
4. Members of the professional staff with approval of the Dean or cognizant Vice
President.
5. Co鈥恜rincipal Investigators (Co鈥怭I) must meet the same criteria for eligibility
as a PI.
6. Pre鈥 and post鈥恉octoral student eligibility for PI status is guided by funding
agency requirements. The faculty advisor or sponsor who independently qualifies as a PI will be listed
as a 肠辞鈥恑苍惫别蝉迟颈驳补迟辞谤.
In rare circumstances in which a 麻豆社 or Research Foundation employee
wishes to serve as a PI but does not meet the eligibility criteria set forth above, a request
for an exception to this policy must be submitted for consideration. The request, which must be endorsed by
the appropriate department chair and dean, or cognizant Vice President, must include:
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- The proposed PI's relationship to the department (e.g., their current appointment, any planned appointments or changes in appointment, the duration of the appointment, etc.)
- The title of the project and the name of the sponsoring agency
- A brief description of the proposed activity
- The department's compelling reasons for the request
- A statement that space and facilities will be arranged without detriment to the regular instructional or research responsibilities of the department
- An assessment of the proposed PI's ability to carry out the administrative responsibilities incumbent upon Principal Investigators
This request must be submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs, who will review
for completeness, and forwarding to the Vice President for Research for final review and approval.
Contact
Any questions regarding this information should be directed to the Office of Sponsored
Programs, x7鈥6136.