Policies and Recruitment Processes

The following links and pages represent a list of the processes and policies that affect all personnel within the Office of Intramural Research (OIR).

• 5-Year / 8-Year Duration Rule
• Accessibility for Scientists with Disabilities (PDF file)
• Addendum to On-Site Research Collaborators (RC) Policies: On-Site RC Conducting Human Subjects Research at NIH
• Clarification on Searches for Scientific Director and Clinical Director
• Clarification on the Use of NIH Intramural Appointment Authorities and Stipend Levels for Graduate Partnerships Program Students on F-1 Visas (PDF file)
• Clarification on the Use of NIH Intramural Appointment Authorities for Predoctoral Students (PDF file)
• CRADA Policy on Who Can Be a CRADA PI/Co-PI (PDF file)
• Delegation of Approval for a 2nd (+) Staff Scientist with a Responsible PI from the DDIR/OIR to the SD (PDF file)
• Departing Staff (all individuals including non-FTE trainees, volunteers, etc.) Request to Remove Copies of NIH Records (including data)
• Extension Exceptions for Non-FTE Trainees for COVID-19
• Fair Review Principles for Nominations of Staff Scientists for Associate Scientist and Senior Associate Scientist Titles
• Guidance for Death-in-Service for FTEs (PDF file)
• Guidance for Death-in-Service for Non-FTEs (PDF file)
• Guide for NIH Intramural Principal Investigators to Navigate International Interactions and Avoid Inappropriate Foreign Interference with Their Research
• Guidelines for Parental / Family Excused Absence for IRTAs, CRTAs, and Visiting Fellows
• High School SIP Policy for 2019 and Beyond (PDF file)
  • Letter to IRP PIs Regarding High School SIP Policy (PDF file)
• Mandated Training for Scientific Staff Working in NIH Facilities
• Policy for Advertisement of All Staff Scientist Positions (PDF file)
• Policy for Inclusion for PI Profile Pages on the IRP Web Site (PDF file)
• Policy for Inclusion of Staff Clinicians on IRP Clinical Faculty Web Site (PDF file)
• Policy for a Letter of Agreement for Staff Scientists
• Policy for Reassignment or Early Termination of Awards to Postbaccalaureate Fellows
• Policy for Reassignment or Early Termination of Awards to Postdoctoral Fellows
• Policy for Reassignment or Early Termination of Awards to Predoctoral Fellows
• Policy for Use of Contract Workers to Support Scientific Functions in the IRP
• Policy on Professional Liability Insurance for Non-FTE Trainees (PDF file)
• Policy on Use of English for Official Scientific Communication in NIH Laboratories and Branches
• Postdoctoral Fellows (IRTA/CRTA/VF) Temporary Exceptional Extensions Policy
• Roles of Lab and Branch Chiefs (or Equivalent)
• Search Process for Senior Investigators, Tenure-Track Investigators, Senior Clinicians, and Senior Scientists
• Telework policies for IRTA/CRTA and Visiting Fellows
• Working with Displaced Title 42 Staff Scientists / Clinicians