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
• Clarification on the Use of NIH Intramural Appointment Authorities for Predoctoral Students
• Delegation of Approval for a 2nd (+) Staff Scientist with a Responsible PI from the DDIR/OIR to the SD
• Example IC Check Sheets / Checklists
• Exceptional Extensions of IRTA and Visiting Fellowships to a 6^th Year
• Guidance for Death-in-Service for FTEs
• Guidance for Death-in-Service for Non-FTEs
• Guide for NIH Intramural Principal Investigators to Navigate International Interactions and Avoid Inappropriate Foreign Influences on Their Research
• Guidelines for Parental / Family Excused Absence for IRTAs, CRTAs, and Visiting Fellows
• High School SIP Policy for 2019 and Beyond
  • Letter to IRP PIs Regarding High School SIP Policy
• Keep the Thread Policy
• Mandated Training for Scientific Staff Working in NIH Facilities
• Policy for Advertisement of All Staff Scientist Positions
• 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 Use of English for Official Scientific Communication in NIH Laboratories and Branches
• Roles of Lab and Branch Chiefs (or Equivalent)
• Search Process for Senior Investigators, Tenure-Track Investigators, Senior Clinicians, and Senior Scientists
• Working with Displaced Title 42 Staff Scientists / Clinicians