Removal of Principal Investigators. Funded activities with contracted obligations under the direction of a principal investigator or project director are normally appropriately viewed as work products of those who have secured funding in these roles. These activities will include, but not be limited to, research grants, training grants, education grants, conference grants, and unrestricted donations or grants for unspecified research or consultation in designated areas. From time to time, issues arise concerning the discharge of contracted obligations that can have serious consequences for the University, its officials, faculty, and students who are involved. There may be occasions such as issues concerning misconduct, incapacitation, or resignation, which could appropriately result in removing a principal investigator or project director from a position of primary responsibility in fulfilling funded obligations, or not allowing a successor grant application to be made. The intention of this policy is to specify the procedures for dealing with such circumstances in a way that preserves the rights and responsibilities of all concerned parties (including funding sources). No principal investigator or project director will be involuntarily removed from grantee status or disallowed opportunity to renew grantee status except in conformance with the procedures below. For the purposes of this policy, the line of administration will be considered to go from the faculty member to the Head, Chair, or Director of his or her department or program, then to the Xxxx of the appropriate college, and then to the Vice Chancellor for Research or similar position. Hereafter, “grantee” will refer to any principal investigator, any pair (or larger group) of principal investigators, or any project director or pair (or larger group) of project directors.
Removal of Principal Investigators. Funded activities with contracted obligations under the direction of a principal investigator or project director are normally appropriately viewed as work products of those who have secured funding in these roles. These activities will include, but not be limited to, research grants, training grants, education grants, conference grants, and unrestricted donations or grants for unspecified research or consultation in designated areas. From time to time, issues arise concerning the discharge of contracted obligations that can have serious consequences for the University, its officials, faculty, and students who are involved. There may be occasions such as issues concerning misconduct, incapacitation, or resignation, which could appropriately result in removing a principal investigator or project director from a position of primary responsibility in fulfilling funded obligations, or not allowing a successor grant application to be made. The intention of this policy is to specify the procedures for dealing with such circumstances in a way that preserves the rights and responsibilities of all concerned parties (including funding sources). No principal investigator or project director will be involuntarily removed from grantee status or disallowed opportunity to renew grantee status except in conformance with the procedures below.
