Stanford PI Waiver Policy Guidelines
Research Policy Handbook
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/DoR/rph/2-4.html
Establishes
the policy that principal investigatorship or co-principal investigatorship
on externally-funded projects is limited to
- Members of the Academic Council
- Medical Center Line (MCL) faculty
This policy limitation is in place because principal investigators are
responsible for determining the intellectual direction of the research
and scholarship, and for the training of graduate students.
Associate Investigators
Members of the Academic Staff-Teaching (AS-T, Lecturers
and Sr. Lecturers) and Academic Staff-Research (AS-R,
Research Associates and Sr. Research Scientists, Sr. Research Engineers,
and Sr. Research Scholars) are eligible to act as "Associate Investigators" on sponsored projects.
Co-Investigators
Senior members of the Academic Staff-Research also may be
designated by their Academic Council or MCL faculty supervisors as "Co-Investigators" on
those externally-funded projects in which the senior AS-R members carry substantial
roles.
Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Principal Investigator
The designation of "PI" or "Co-PI" for a member of the Academic Staff,
or other individual who is not a member of the University's Academic Council
or MCL faculty, requires specific approval by the relevant department chair,
school dean and, in some cases, the Dean of Research, as described below.
Those in "Instructor" positions are eligible to request a PI waiver under the Career Development Award only. Exception: Instructors with an active NIH K-Award can request a one time PI waiver for a research award.
Please note:
Clinician Educator Line instructors are not eligible for PI waivers.
Clinician Educator Line faculty are not eligible for PI waivers for sponsored projects except for specific situations outlined below.
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Exceptions Subject to the Approval of the Department Chair and School
Dean
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EARLY PI-SHIP Faculty appointment must be pending. Long form must be submitted and accepted by the School of Medicine Dean's Office. Your RPM will confirm with Rebecca Robinson in Academic Affairs, regarding the appointment status. An award cannot be accepted until the faculty appointment has been confirmed.
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CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS May serve as PI on externally-sponsored projects whose sole purpose is to fund short conferences, exhibits, workshops, or other public events of a character appropriate to the University.
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD Awards whose stated purpose is to advance the individual's scientific career. The project must be carried out under the mentorship of an established faculty investigator who is named in the proposal, and must be conducted within the overall intellectual scope and laboratory space of the faculty advisor [School of Medicine]. (Note: a photocopy of the eligiblity requirements of the non-governmental sponsor's RFP must be attached to the PI Waiver Memo to confirm that the funding opportunity is indeed a career development award. )
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PART OF LARGE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT Projects within the scope of a large interdisciplinary program defined as:
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is directed by a member of the Academic Council
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has an expected duration beyond the involvement of any individual faculty participant
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has more than one faculty member involved, and
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requires expertise in more than one discipline or technical area.
All of the following conditions must be met in order for the department chair and school dean to approve PI exceptions in cases: -
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The proposed project must be a demonstrably important component of the success of the overall interdisciplinary program, as defined above
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There is no member of the Academic Council associated with the large interdisciplinary project who is qualified to take responsibility for the scientific direction of the prospective research project
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No incremental space will be required for the project
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For each graduate student participating on the project, an Academic Council member has been identified to serve as research advisor to assure that the student's research program and the education derived from it are consistent with the degree for which the student is a candidate
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Exceptions approved under this provision will be reported to the Dean of Research on an annual basis.
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Clinician Educator Waiver to serve as Principal Investigator
Criteria
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Must hold rank of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor. (Clinical Instructors are not eligible.)
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Eligible to be PI only for studies that are industry sponsored clinical trials.
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Studies must be multi-center/multi-site. Stanford must be one of at least two sites, and the “Stanford” site is defined as and includes the VA/PAIRE, LPCH, SHC, and their affiliated institutions.
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The Clinician Educator may not be the overall multi-center trial director.
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No minimum time in rank is required.
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The waiver request from the Department Chair must state that the CE will have protected time available to conduct the prospective research study and that the Department Chair confirms the competency of the CE to serve as PI.
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This policy will be effective starting April 21, 2008 and forward.
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Exceptions Subject to the Approval of the Department Chair, School Dean, and University Dean of Research Office
Rare Exceptions
All other situations not listed above. Please
see the Research Policy Handbook. Waivers requiring University approval
may be approved at the discretion of the Dean of Research in unusual and non-recurring
situations that meet a particular need or opportunity for the University. Waivers
under these situations, however, will rarely be granted.
Attachments to the PI Waiver Memo for Career Development
Awards:
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